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damn  (dm)
v. damned, damn·ing, damns
v.tr.
1. To pronounce an adverse judgment upon. See Synonyms at condemn.
2. To bring about the failure of; ruin.
3. To condemn as harmful, illegal, or immoral: a cleric who damned gambling and strong drink.
4. To condemn to everlasting punishment or a similar fate; doom.
5. To swear at.
v.intr.
To swear; curse.
interj.
Used to express anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
n.
1. The saying of "damn" as a curse.
2. Informal The least valuable bit; a jot: not worth a damn.
adv. & adj.
Damned.
Idiom:
damn well
Without any doubt; positively: I am damn well going to file charges against him.

[Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnre, to condemn, inflict loss upon, from damnum, loss.]

damning·ly adv.

damn
interj
Slang an exclamation of annoyance
Adverb
Slang also damned extremely
Adjective
Slang Also damned extreme: a damn good idea
Verb
1. to condemn as bad or worthless
2. to curse
3. (of God) to condemn to hell or eternal punishment
4. to prove (someone) guilty
5. damn with faint praise to praise so unenthusiastically that the effect is condemnation
Noun
not give a damn Informal not care [Latin damnum loss, injury]
damning adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.damn - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"
Verb1.damn - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Adj.1.damn - used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
2.damn - 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"
cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
Adv.1.damn - extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

damn
verb criticize, condemn, blast, pan (informal) slam (slang) denounce, put down, slate (informal) censure, castigate, tear into (informal) diss (slang), chiefly U.S. inveigh against, lambast(e), excoriate, denunciate << OPPOSITE praise not give a damn (Informal) not care, not mind, be indifferent, not give a hoot, not care a jot, not give two hoots, not care a whit, not care a brass farthing, not give a tinker's curse or damn (slang)
Translations

damn [dæm] vtcondenar (= curse); maldecir
n (col): I don't give a damn → me importa un pito
adj (col) (also: damned) → maldito, fregado (LAM);
damn (it)! → ¡maldito sea!
damn [dæm] vtcondamner (= curse); maudire
n (inf);
I don't give a damn → je m'en fous adj (inf) (also: damned);
this damn ... → ce sacré or foutu ...;
damn (it)! → zut!
damn [dæm] vtverfluchen;
(condemn) → verurteilen
adj (inf) (also: damned) → verdammt
n (inf);
I don't give a damn → das ist mir scheißegal (!);
damn (it)! → verdammt (noch mal)!
damn [dæm] vtcondannare (= curse); maledire
n (col): I don't give a damn → non me ne importa un fico
adj (col): this damn ... → questo maledetto ...;
damn (it)! → accidenti!

damn
v damn [dӕm]
1 to sentence to unending punishment in hell His soul is damned.verdoemيُدين، يَحْكُم عَلَيْهِ بالعِقاب الأبَدي في جَهَنَّمпроклинамzatratitfordømmeverdammenκαταριέμαιmaldecirära needmaبه عذاب دوزخ محکوم کردن؛ لعن کردنkirotadamnerמְקוּלַלनरक में अनंतकालीन सजा देनाosuditi, prokleti(el)átkozmengutukfordæmadannare永遠に罰する(하늘이) 벌을 내리다, 저주하다prakeikti, pasmerkti pragaro kančiomsnolādētlaknatverdoemenfordømmeskazać na potępiemieamaldiçoara osândiпроклинатьzatratiťprekletiprokletförbanna, fördömaถูกสาปแช่งlânetlemek, lânet okumak罰...入地獄проклинатиلعنت کے قابلnguyền rủa...
2 to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc That film was damned by the critics.verdoem, veroordeelيَلْعَن، يَذِمосъждамodsouditfordømmeverurteilenκαταδικάζω, αποδοκιμάζωcondenarhukka mõistmaمورد انتقاد شدید قرار دادنtuomitacondamnerנִקטַלधिक्कारनाnepovoljno se izraziti o nečemuelítél, lehúzmengritik secara kerasfordæmacondannare酷評する(바람직하지 않은 것으로) 판정하다išpeiktinosodīt; nopeltkutukafkrakenfordømmepotępićcondenara blamaзабраковатьodsúdiťobsoditiocrnitidöma ut, förkastaถูกประณามdeğersiz bulmak指責осуджуватиنا قابل برداشت، مایوس کرنے والاchê
interj
expressing anger, irritation etc Damn! I've forgotten my purse.vervlaks, verdomp, dêmmitيا للْفَظاعَه! اللعْنَه!по дяволите!zatraceně!pokkers!; for fanden!verdammt!στην οργή! (επιφ.)¡vaya!, ¡carajo!, ¡mecachis!neetud!لعنتی؛ اَهpahus!zut!לַעֲזָאזֵלशापkletvaa fene egye meg!sialanfjandinn!, helvíti!mannaggia!, accidenti!ちぇっ젠장, 빌어먹을po velnių! prakeikimas!nolādēts! pie velna!celakaverdommefordømt, pokker (ta)cholera!raios!fir-ar să fie!чёрт побери!doparoma!presneto!Dovragatusan också!คำอุทานแสดงความรำคาญAllah kahretsin!; Tüh!(詛咒用語)該死чортова киша! хай йому грець!اظہار ناراضگی یا مایوسی کے لۓ فجائیہ لفظ، دھت! ۔mẹ kiếp诅咒
n
something unimportant or of no value It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).niks werd nieشَيْء تافِهнещо нищожноani za mákikke noget værd; være skideligegladDas kümmert mich einen Dreck.δεκάρα,δεκαράκιde nada nadamitte kübetkiچیز بی ارزش؛ بی اهمیتei tippaakaandeux fois rienלֹא מְזִיז לִיबेकारne marim nimalo, baš me brigafütyülök rátak berhargavera skítsamanulla少しも~(ない)약간?주로 부정문에서?niekis, špyga, perlaužtas grašisMan par to ne silts, ne auksts!tak peduli sikit punbal, zierikke verd noen ting; (gi) blaffenfiga, nicnadinhadoi baniвыеденного яйца не стоит; наплеватьani za mak; je to fukmalenkostbaš me brigaförbannat duggไร้ค่าon para etmez毫無價值нікудишній; щербатої копійки не вартийایسی چیز جس کی کوئی اھمیت یا قیمت نہ ہوkhông có giá trị
adj damned
1 sentenced to unending punishment in hell. verdoem, vervloekمَلْعون، مَحْكوم عَلَيْهِ باللعْنَةِ الأبَدِيَّهпрокълнатzatracený, prokletýfortabtverdammtκαταραμένοςmaldito, condenadoäraneetudلعن شده؛ نفرینیkadotettudamnéרָשַע בַּגֵיהֵינוֹםनरकगतosuđen(el)átkozottterkutukfordæmdurdannato地獄に落ちた천벌을 받은prakeiktas, pasmerktasnolādētshukumanverdoemdfordømt, fortaptpotępionydanadoosânditпроклятыйprekliatyprekletprokletför-dömdซึ่งถูกสาปแช่งlânetlenmiş罰入地獄的проклятийجہنم میں عذاب ابدی کی سزا ملناbị đày xuống địa ngục
2 annoying, greatly disliked etc Get that damned dog out of here!vervloeksteمَلْعونдразнещzatracenýpokkers; satans; skideverdammtδιαβολεμένοςmaldito, puñetero, condenadoneetudلعنتی؛ مرده شور بردهpahuksensacréאָרוּרघृणितproklet, vraškiátkozottmengganggubölvaðurmaledettoいまいましい몹쓸, 지긋지긋한prakeiktassasodīts; nejaukstidak sukaverdomdforbannet, pokkerscholernymalditoblestematпроклятыйprotivnýzoprnprokletซึ่งน่าหงุดหงิดรำคาญbaşbelâsı, Allahın belâsı該死的огидний, бридкийقابل نفرت ، ناپسندیدہlbị nguyền rủa
adj ˈdamning
showing faults, sins etc The evidence was damning.verdoemendمُثْبِت للإدانَه، مُؤَكِّد للإتِّهامосъждащusvědčujícífældendeerdrückendενοχοποιητικόςirrecusablehävitavمزخرفmusertava, langettavaaccablantמַרשִיעअपराध साबित करने वाली गवाहीosuđujućielítélőmenunjukkan kesalahansakfellandi (vitnisburður)incriminante, schiaccianteのっぴきならない(잘못·죄상을) 여실히 보여주는, 확실한demaskuojantis, įrodantis kaltęatmaskojošsmenunjukkan kesalahanvernietigendfellendeobciążającyincriminadorzdrobitorизобличающийusvedčujúciobtožujočosuđujućifällande, fördömandeซึ่งมีข้อผิดพลาดsuçlandırıcı導致定罪的викриваючийگناہوں یا غلطیوں کو ظاہر کرنے والاchê trách

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"Ah, we blokies kin lick deh hull damn Row," said a child, swaggering.
Damn me, it's worth a fellow's while to be born into the world, if only to fall right asleep.
O'Toole or McCarthy would suit your mug a damn sight better.
 
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