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damn
[ dam ]
verb (used with object)
- to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
- to condemn as a failure:
to damn a play.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to bring condemnation upon; ruin.
- to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell.
- to swear at or curse, using the word 鈥渄amn鈥:
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
verb (used without object)
- to use the word 鈥渄amn鈥; swear.
interjection
- (used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)
noun
- the utterance of 鈥渄amn鈥 in swearing or for emphasis.
- something of negligible value:
not worth a damn.
adjective
adverb
damn
/ 诲忙尘 /
interjection
- slang.an exclamation of annoyance (often in exclamatory phrases such as damn it! damn you! etc)
- informal.an exclamation of surprise or pleasure (esp in the exclamatory phrase damn me! )
adjective
- slang.prenominal deserving damnation; detestable
adverb
- slang.(intensifier)
damn fool
a damn good pianist
adverb
- damn all slang.absolutely nothing
verb
- to condemn as bad, worthless, etc
- to curse
- to condemn to eternal damnation
- often passive to doom to ruin; cause to fail
the venture was damned from the start
- also intr to prove (someone) guilty
damning evidence
- to swear (at) using the word damn
- as near as damn it informal.as near as possible; very near
- damn with faint praiseto praise so unenthusiastically that the effect is condemnation
noun
- slang.something of negligible value; jot (esp in the phrase not worth a damn )
- not give a damn informal.to be unconcerned; not care
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲补尘苍路别谤 noun
- 辫谤别路诲补尘苍 verb (used with object)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of damn1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of damn1
Idioms and Phrases
- damn well, Informal. damned ( def 7 ).
- damn with faint praise, to praise so moderately as, in effect, to condemn:
The critic damned the opera with faint praise when he termed the production adequate.
- give a damn, Informal. to care; be concerned; consider as important: Also give a darn.
You shouldn't give a damn about their opinions.
More idioms and phrases containing damn
- do one's damnedest
- give a damn
- not worth a dime (tinker's damn)
Example Sentences
He would instead do his damnedest to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency as a functional workplace, while 鈥渨alking away from virtually every important climate policy on the books.鈥
He scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, a post-season record that still stands despite future Warriors like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant trying their damnedest to knock it down.
But really, Reijn is doing her damnedest to get a moral rise out of us.
Gore Vidal was correct when he damningly observed that the American people do not have a memory of the last week.
Then again, as you noted, 鈥淭he Eras Tour鈥 is doing its damnedest to give movie theaters a badly needed shot of adrenaline.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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