damn

damn
damn1 [ dæm ] interjection IMPOLITE
used when you are annoyed about something:
Damn! I've broken one of my nails.
damn
damn 2 [ dæm ] adjective only before noun IMPOLITE
used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed about something:
I can't open the damn window.
a damn sight better/cheaper/worse etc. (=much better, cheaper, worse, etc.): I feel a damn sight better than I did yesterday.
damn
damn 3 [ dæm ] adverb IMPOLITE
used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed about something:
She works damn hard.
He's a damn good teacher.
damn well: You'll damn well do as you're told!
know damn (good and) well: Why did you paint it green? You know damn well I don't like green.
damn straight AMERICAN IMPOLITE
used for expressing strong agreement with something that someone has just said
damn
damn 4 [ dæm ] verb transitive
to criticize someone or something extremely severely:
The department's review damned the whole system.
and damn the consequences/expense etc. IMPOLITE
used for saying that you are going to do something without worrying about what will happen as a result/how much it will cost, etc.
damn it/you/him etc. IMPOLITE
used when you are annoyed about something:
Jim's never around when he's supposed to be damn him!
damn with faint praise
to praise someone or something with such a lack of enthusiasm that it is obvious you do not think they are at all good
damn
damn 5 [ dæm ] noun IMPOLITE
not give/care a damn (about)
to not care at all about someone or something:
I don't give a damn what she thinks.
not worth a damn
used for saying that something has no value or use:
The contract isn't worth a damn if it hasn't been signed.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • damn — ► VERB 1) (be damned) (in Christian belief) be condemned by God to eternal punishment in hell. 2) harshly condemn. 3) curse. ► EXCLAMATION informal ▪ expressing anger or frustration. ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ u …   English terms dictionary

  • damn´er — damn «dam», verb, noun, adjective, adverb, interjection. –v.t. 1. to declare (something) to be bad or inferior; condemn: »The critics damned the new book. SYNONYM(S): denounce, proscribe, execrate. 2. to cause to fail; ruin: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • damn — [dam] vt. damned, damning [ME damnen < OFr damner < L damnare, to condemn, fine < damnum, loss, injury, akin to Gr dapanē, cost < IE * depno , sacrificial feast < base * dā(i) , to part, divide > TIME, TATTER] 1. a) Obs. to… …   English World dictionary

  • Damn — (d[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damned} (d[a^]md or d[a^]m n[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damning} (d[a^]m [i^]ng or d[a^]m n[i^]ng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L. damnare, damnatum, to condemn, fr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Damn U — US 7 single Single by Prince from the album Love Symbol B side …   Wikipedia

  • damn — late 13c., to condemn, from O.Fr. damner damn, condemn; convict, blame; injure, derivative of L. damnare to adjudge guilty; to doom; to condemn, blame, reject, from noun damnum damage, hurt, harm; loss, injury; a fine, penalty, possibly from an… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Damn — Damn, v. i. To invoke damnation; to curse. While I inwardly damn. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • damn it — damn it/you/him/etc impolite phrase used when you are annoyed about something Jim’s never around when he’s supposed to be – damn him! Thesaurus: impolite and offensive expressions used when anno …   Useful english dictionary

  • damn — index proscribe (denounce) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • damn — vb 1 doom, condemn, *sentence, proscribe Analogous words: *judge, adjudge: *punish, castigate, discipline Antonyms: save (from eternal punishment) Contrasted words: redeem, ransom, *rescue, delive …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • damn — [v] condemn, denounce abuse, anathematize, attack, ban, banish, blaspheme, blast, castigate, cast out, censure, complain of, confound, convict, criticize, cry down, curse, cuss*, darn, denunciate, doom, drat, excommunicate, excoriate, execrate,… …   New thesaurus

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