damn
verb
[ dam ]
• (in Christian belief) be condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in hell.
• "be forever damned with Lucifer"
• criticize strongly.
• "the book damns her husband"
Similar:
condemn,
censure,
criticize,
attack,
denounce,
deplore,
decry,
revile,
inveigh against,
blame,
chastise,
castigate,
berate,
upbraid,
reprimand,
rebuke,
reprove,
reprehend,
take to task,
find fault with,
deprecate,
disparage,
slam,
hammer,
lay into,
cane,
blast,
slate,
slag off,
have a go at,
slash,
reprobate,
excoriate,
vituperate,
arraign,
objurgate,
anathematize,
damn
exclamation
• expressing anger or frustration.
• "Damn! I completely forgot!"
damn
adjective
• used to emphasize or express anger or frustration with someone or something.
• "turn that damn thing off!"
damn
adverb
• used for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.
• "don't be so damn silly!"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French dam(p)ner, from Latin dam(p)nare ‘inflict loss on’, from damnum ‘loss, damage’.
damn all
• nothing at all.
• "there's damn all you can do about it"
