damn

CEFRB1

/ˈdæm/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To strongly condemn or criticize someone or something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.

Examples

  • I don't care a damn what people think of me.

  • I'd do any damn thing for you.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈdæm] ~ [ˈdam]
  • [ˈdam] ~ [ˈdäm]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.

  2. To condemn.

  3. To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.

More examples

In context

  • The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.

  • Damn! It's not bad!

  • I damn you eternally, fiend!

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).