- damn
- /daem/ To invoke condemnation, curse, swear, condemn to eternal punishment, or consign to perdition
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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damn — ► VERB 1) (be damned) (in Christian belief) be condemned by God to eternal punishment in hell. 2) harshly condemn. 3) curse. ► EXCLAMATION informal ▪ expressing anger or frustration. ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ u … English terms dictionary
damn´er — damn «dam», verb, noun, adjective, adverb, interjection. –v.t. 1. to declare (something) to be bad or inferior; condemn: »The critics damned the new book. SYNONYM(S): denounce, proscribe, execrate. 2. to cause to fail; ruin: » … Useful english dictionary
damn — [dam] vt. damned, damning [ME damnen < OFr damner < L damnare, to condemn, fine < damnum, loss, injury, akin to Gr dapanē, cost < IE * depno , sacrificial feast < base * dā(i) , to part, divide > TIME, TATTER] 1. a) Obs. to… … English World dictionary
Damn — (d[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damned} (d[a^]md or d[a^]m n[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damning} (d[a^]m [i^]ng or d[a^]m n[i^]ng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L. damnare, damnatum, to condemn, fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Damn U — US 7 single Single by Prince from the album Love Symbol B side … Wikipedia
damn — late 13c., to condemn, from O.Fr. damner damn, condemn; convict, blame; injure, derivative of L. damnare to adjudge guilty; to doom; to condemn, blame, reject, from noun damnum damage, hurt, harm; loss, injury; a fine, penalty, possibly from an… … Etymology dictionary
Damn — Damn, v. i. To invoke damnation; to curse. While I inwardly damn. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
damn it — damn it/you/him/etc impolite phrase used when you are annoyed about something Jim’s never around when he’s supposed to be – damn him! Thesaurus: impolite and offensive expressions used when anno … Useful english dictionary
damn — index proscribe (denounce) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
damn — vb 1 doom, condemn, *sentence, proscribe Analogous words: *judge, adjudge: *punish, castigate, discipline Antonyms: save (from eternal punishment) Contrasted words: redeem, ransom, *rescue, delive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
damn — [v] condemn, denounce abuse, anathematize, attack, ban, banish, blaspheme, blast, castigate, cast out, censure, complain of, confound, convict, criticize, cry down, curse, cuss*, darn, denunciate, doom, drat, excommunicate, excoriate, execrate,… … New thesaurus
