damned

damned
damned1 [ dæmd ] adjective
1. ) IMPOLITE DAMN
2. ) the damned people who have been sent to HELL after they have died, because of the bad things they have done, according to some religions
someone/something be damned OLD-FASHIONED
used for saying that you do not care at all about someone or something:
Art be damned! This is garbage!
damned if you do, and damned if you don't INFORMAL
used for saying that no action you take in a situation will produce a good result
I'll be damned/I'm damned IMPOLITE
1. ) used for emphasizing how surprised or shocked you are about something
2. ) IMPOLITE used for emphasizing that you refuse to do something
damned
damned 2 [ dæmd ] adverb IMPOLITE
DAMN

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

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