damn
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈdæm/]
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Senses
1. damn (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To condemn.
Example: The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
2. damn (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
Example: He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
3. damn (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
Example: I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
4. damn (adj) — sense 4
Definition: Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
Example: Shut the damn door!
5. damn (adv) — sense 5
Definition: Very; extremely.
Example: That car was going damn fast!
6. damn (intj) — sense 6
Definition: Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.
7. damn (noun) — sense 7
Definition: The word "damn" employed as a curse.
Example: He said a few damns and left.
8. damn (noun) — sense 8
Definition: A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
Example: The new hires aren't worth a damn.
9. damn (noun) — sense 9
Definition: The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
Example: I don't give a damn.
Structure of the word
Roots:- deh₂p (Proto-Indo-European)
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