Damn

English

Etymology

Middle English dampnen < Old French dampner < Latin damnare (“‘to condemn, inflict loss upon’”), from damnum (“‘loss’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dæm/

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  Rhymes: -æm

• Homophones: dam

Verb

Infinitive to Damn

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Damn (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. Template:Theology To condemn to hell.

   The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.

2. 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.

3. To condemn as unfit, harmful, of poor quality, unsuccessful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
4. (profane) To curse; put a curse upon.

   That man stole my wallet. Damn him!

Related terms

damnation damned damnable dammit give a damn

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

Translations

theology: to condemn to hell

Armenian: անիծել hy(hy) (aniçel) Bulgarian: проклинам bg(bg) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 該死, simpl. 该死 (gāisǐ) Esperanto: damni eo(eo) Finnish: tuomita fi(fi) (kadotukseen fi(fi)) German: verdammen de(de) Ido: damnar

Italian: dannare it(it) Lithuanian: prakeikti lt(lt) Macedonian: проколнува mk(mk) (prokólnuva) Polish: przekląć pl(pl) Portuguese: amaldiçoar pt(pt) Russian: проклинать (proklinát’) (impf.), проклясть (prokljást’) REDIRECT Template:pf. Spanish: maldecir es(es), condenar es(es)

to put out of favor

Bulgarian: осъждам bg(bg), порицавам bg(bg)

Finnish: tuomita fi(fi)

to condemn as unfit etc.

Esperanto: damni eo(eo) Finnish: tuomita fi(fi) French: damner fr(fr), réprouver fr(fr)

Italian: condannare it(it) Spanish: condenar es(es), reprobar es(es)

to put a curse upon

Bulgarian: кълна bg(bg), проклинам bg(bg)

Cantonese: [[死#Template:Zh-yue|死]] Finnish: kirota fi(fi) Mandarin: 該死的 zh(zh)

Adjective

Damn (not comparable)

Positive Damn

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. (profane) Generic intensifier.

   Shut the damn door!

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:damned

Translations

generic intensifier

Finnish: kirottu fi(fi), samperin fi(fi), saamarin fi(fi), pahuksen fi(fi) French: foutu fr(fr) Hungarian: átkozott hu(hu)

Lithuanian: prakeiktas lt(lt) m., prakeikta lt(lt) f. Macedonian: проклет mk(mk) (próklet) m. Polish: cholerny m.

Adverb

Damn (not comparable)

Positive Damn

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. (profane) awfully, extremely

   That car was going damn fast!

Translations

awfully, extremely

Bulgarian: ужасно bg(bg) Finnish: pahuksen fi(fi), samperin fi(fi), saamarin fi(fi), jumalattoman fi(fi) Hungarian: átkozottul hu(hu)

Macedonian: проклето mk(mk) (prókleto) Polish: cholernie

Interjection

Damn

1. (profane) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. See also dammit.

Derived terms

• dayum (slang, emphatic form)

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:dammit

Translations

expression of contempt etc.

Arabic: اللعنة (al-lúʻna) f. Chinese: 糟糕 (zāogāo), 該死, 该死 (gāisǐ) Croatian: Kvragu hr(hr) (lit. to the devil) Esperanto: damne eo(eo) Finnish: pahus fi(fi), hitto fi(fi), samperi fi(fi), saamari fi(fi) Italian: accidenti it(it), dannazione it(it) Japanese: しまった! (shimatta)! 糞, くそ (kuso) (lit. shit), 畜生！ (ちくしょう！, chikushō!), チェ！ (che)!

Korean: 망할 ko(ko) (mang-hal) (damn it!) Lithuanian: velnias lt(lt) (lit. devil) m. Macedonian: по ѓаволите mk(mk) (po ǵavólite), проклетство mk(mk) (prókletstvo) Polish: cholera pl(pl)!, do diabła pl(pl)! Russian: чёрт ru(ru) (čort) (devil), чёрт побери ru(ru) (čort poberí), проклятие ru(ru) (prokljátije) n. Spanish: maldición es(es), maldita sea es(es), diablos es(es)

Noun

Singular Damn

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Damn ({{{1}}})

1. The use of "damn" as a curse.
2. (profane) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value.

   The new hires aren't worth a damn.

3. (profane) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

   I don’t give a damn.

Translations

use of damn as a swear word

Albanian: mallkoj sq(sq) Arabic: اللعنة (al-luʻna) Belarusian: праклён be(be) (práklon) Bulgarian: проклятие bg(bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 糟糕 (zāogāo), 該死, 该死 (gāisǐ), 哎呀 cmn(cmn) (āiyā), 咳 cmn(cmn) (hāi) Czech: sakra cs(cs)

Finnish: hitto fi(fi) German: verdammt de(de), (so ein) Mist!, Scheiße! Hindi: कोसना hi(hi) (kōsanā) Japanese: しまった (shimatta); 糞, くそ (kuso) (lit. shit), 最低の ja(ja) (saitei-no) Lithuanian: prakeikimas lt(lt) m. Russian: чёрт (čort) (devil), чёрт побери (čort poberí), проклятие ru(ru) (prokljátije) n., чёрт возьми ru(ru) (čort voz'mí) Spanish: maldito es(es)

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Mandarin: trad. 詛咒, simpl. 诅咒 (zǔzhòu) Italian: maledire Spanish maldecir, blasfemar Esperanto: fidiri (4) Ido: damnar Japanese: 呪う (のろう, norou)

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