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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.

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

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damning·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	damn - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" darn, red cent, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, hoot, shit 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"
Verb	1.	damn - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, imprecate, maledict, curse 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)!" 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" blame, blamed, blasted, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamned, goddamn, blessed, infernal 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?" all-fired, bloody 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"

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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] vt → condenar (= 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] vt → condamner (= 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] vt → verfluchen;

(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] vt → condannare (= 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!

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damn

v damn [dӕm]

1 to sentence to unending punishment in hell His soul is damned. verdoem يُدين، يَحْكُم عَلَيْهِ بالعِقاب الأبَدي في جَهَنَّم проклинам zatratit fordømme verdammen καταριέμαι maldecir ära needma به عذاب دوزخ محکوم کردن؛ لعن کردن kirota damner מְקוּלַל नरक में अनंतकालीन सजा देना osuditi, prokleti (el)átkoz mengutuk fordæma dannare 永遠に罰する (하늘이) 벌을 내리다, 저주하다 prakeikti, pasmerkti pragaro kančioms nolādēt laknat verdoemen fordømme skazać na potępiemie amaldiçoar a osândi проклинать zatratiť prekleti proklet förbanna, fördöma ถูกสาปแช่ง lânetlemek, lânet okumak 罰...入地獄 проклинати لعنت کے قابل nguyền rủa 罚...入地狱

2 to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc That film was damned by the critics. verdoem, veroordeel يَلْعَن، يَذِم осъждам odsoudit fordømme verurteilen καταδικάζω, αποδοκιμάζω condenar hukka mõistma مورد انتقاد شدید قرار دادن tuomita condamner נִקטַל धिक्कारना nepovoljno se izraziti o nečemu elítél, lehúz mengritik secara keras fordæma condannare 酷評する (바람직하지 않은 것으로) 판정하다 išpeikti nosodīt; nopelt kutuk afkraken fordømme potępić condenar a blama забраковать odsúdiť obsoditi ocrniti döma ut, förkasta ถูกประณาม değersiz bulmak 指責 осуджувати نا قابل برداشت، مایوس کرنے والا chê 指责

interj

expressing anger, irritation etc Damn! I've forgotten my purse. vervlaks, verdomp, dêmmit يا للْفَظاعَه! اللعْنَه! по дяволите! zatraceně! pokkers!; for fanden! verdammt! στην οργή! (επιφ.) ¡vaya!, ¡carajo!, ¡mecachis! neetud! لعنتی؛ اَه pahus! zut! לַעֲזָאזֵל शाप kletva a fene egye meg! sialan fjandinn!, helvíti! mannaggia!, accidenti! ちぇっ 젠장, 빌어먹을 po velnių! prakeikimas! nolādēts! pie velna! celaka verdomme fordømt, pokker (ta) cholera! raios! fir-ar să fie! чёрт побери! doparoma! presneto! Dovraga tusan också! คำอุทานแสดงความรำคาญ Allah kahretsin!; Tüh! (詛咒用語)該死 чортова киша! хай йому грець! اظہار ناراضگی یا مایوسی کے لۓ فجائیہ لفظ، دھت! ۔ mẹ kiếp （诅咒用语）该死

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 nie شَيْء تافِه нещо нищожно ani za mák ikke noget værd; være skideligeglad Das kümmert mich einen Dreck. δεκάρα,δεκαράκι de nada nada mitte kübetki چیز بی ارزش؛ بی اهمیت ei tippaakaan deux fois rien לֹא מְזִיז לִי बेकार ne marim nimalo, baš me briga fütyülök rá tak berharga vera skítsama nulla 少しも～(ない) 약간?주로 부정문에서? niekis, špyga, perlaužtas grašis Man par to ne silts, ne auksts! tak peduli sikit pun bal, zier ikke verd noen ting; (gi) blaffen figa, nic nadinha doi bani выеденного яйца не стоит; наплевать ani za mak; je to fuk malenkost baš me briga förbannat dugg ไร้ค่า on para etmez 毫無價值 нікудишній; щербатої копійки не вартий ایسی چیز جس کی کوئی اھمیت یا قیمت نہ ہو không có giá trị 毫无价值

adj damned

1 sentenced to unending punishment in hell. verdoem, vervloek مَلْعون، مَحْكوم عَلَيْهِ باللعْنَةِ الأبَدِيَّه прокълнат zatracený, prokletý fortabt verdammt καταραμένος maldito, condenado äraneetud لعن شده؛ نفرینی kadotettu damné רָשַע בַּגֵיהֵינוֹם नरकगत osuđen (el)átkozott terkutuk fordæmdur dannato 地獄に落ちた 천벌을 받은 prakeiktas, pasmerktas nolādēts hukuman verdoemd fordømt, fortapt potępiony danado osândit проклятый prekliaty preklet proklet för-dömd ซึ่งถูกสาปแช่ง lânetlenmiş 罰入地獄的 проклятий جہنم میں عذاب ابدی کی سزا ملنا bị đày xuống địa ngục 罚入地狱的

2 annoying, greatly disliked etc Get that damned dog out of here! vervloekste مَلْعون дразнещ zatracený pokkers; satans; skide verdammt διαβολεμένος maldito, puñetero, condenado neetud لعنتی؛ مرده شور برده pahuksen sacré אָרוּר घृणित proklet, vraški átkozott mengganggu bölvaður maledetto いまいましい 몹쓸, 지긋지긋한 prakeiktas sasodīts; nejauks tidak suka verdomd forbannet, pokkers cholerny maldito blestemat проклятый protivný zoprn proklet ซึ่งน่าหงุดหงิดรำคาญ başbelâsı, Allahın belâsı 該死的 огидний, бридкий قابل نفرت ، ناپسندیدہ lbị nguyền rủa 该死的

adj ˈdamning

showing faults, sins etc The evidence was damning. verdoemend مُثْبِت للإدانَه، مُؤَكِّد للإتِّهام осъждащ usvědčující fældende erdrückend ενοχοποιητικός irrecusable hävitav مزخرف musertava, langettava accablant מַרשִיע अपराध साबित करने वाली गवाही osuđujući elítélő menunjukkan kesalahan sakfellandi (vitnisburður) incriminante, schiacciante のっぴきならない (잘못·죄상을) 여실히 보여주는, 확실한 demaskuojantis, įrodantis kaltę atmaskojošs menunjukkan kesalahan vernietigend fellende obciążający incriminador zdrobitor изобличающий usvedčujúci obtožujoč osuđujući fällande, fördömande ซึ่งมีข้อผิดพลาด suçlandırıcı 導致定罪的 викриваючий گناہوں یا غلطیوں کو ظاہر کرنے والا chê trách 导致定罪的