Damn (disambiguation)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Expletives used informally as intensifiers
"He's a blasted idiot"
"It's a blamed shame"
"A blame cold winter"
"Not a blessed dime"
"I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"
"He's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"
"A deuced idiot"
"An infernal nuisance"
(2) Used as expletives
"Oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
adverb
(3) Extremely
"You are bloody right"
"Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
noun
(4) Something of little value
"His promise is not worth a damn"
"Not worth one red cent"
"Not worth shucks"
verb
(5) Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch cursed the child"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
dampnen < dampner < , from .
Verb
- To condemn to hell.
- The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
- To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
- I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
- To condemn as unfit, harmful, of poor quality, unsuccessful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
- To curse; put a curse upon.
Related terms
- goddammit
- God damn, goddamn
- goddamned
- damn skippy
- damn straight
- damn by association
- damn with faint praise
- damn the torpedoes
- damn your eyes
- damn your hide
Adjective
- Generic intensifier.
- Shut the damn door!
Interjection
- Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. See also dammit.
Noun
- The use of "damn" as a curse.
- A small, negligible quantity, being of little value.
- The new hires aren't worth a damn.
- The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
- I don’t give a damn.