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dam/
v.
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(be damned)
(in Christian belief) be condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in hell.
▸be doomed to misfortune or failure.
- condemn, especially publicly.
- curse.
exclam.
informal expressing anger or frustration.
adj.
informal used to emphasize one's anger or frustration:
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turn that damn thing off!
Phrase
- as near as damn it
informal as close to being accurate as makes no difference. - damn all
Brit. informal nothing. - damn with faint praise
praise so unenthusiastically as to imply condemnation. - I'm
(or I'll be)
damned if
informal used to express a strong negative:![]()
I'm damned if I know.
- not be worth a damn
informal have no value. - well I'll be
(or I'm)
damned
informal used to express surprise.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. dam(p)ner, from L. dam(p)nare ‘inflict loss on’, from damnum ‘loss, damage’.
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