Meaning of "damn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAMN

From Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre to injure, condemn, from damnum loss, injury, penalty.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DAMN

damn  [dæm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMN

Damn is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective, an adverb and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb damn in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES DAMN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Damnation

Damnation is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions committed on Earth. In Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, citizens would recite the 42 negative confessions of Maat as their heart was weighed against the feather of truth. If the citizen's heart was heavy with guilt, they would face torment in a lake of fire. Zoroastrianism developed an eschatological concept of a Last Judgment called Frashokereti where the dead will be raised and the righteous wade though a river of milk while the wicked will be burned in a river of molten metal. Abrahamic religions such as Christianity have similar concepts of believers facing judgement on a last day to determine if they will spend eternity in Gehenna or heaven for their sin. A damned human "in damnation" is said to be either in Hell, or living in a state wherein they are divorced from Heaven and/or in a state of disgrace from God's favor. In traditional Abrahamic demonology, the Devil rules Hell, where he and his demons punish the damned.

Definition of damn in the English dictionary

The first definition of damn in the dictionary is an exclamation of annoyance. Other definition of damn is an exclamation of surprise or pleasure. Damn is also deserving damnation; detestable.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAMN

PRESENT

Present

I damn

you damn

he/she/it damns

we damn

you damn

they damn

Present continuous

I am damning

you are damning

he/she/it is damning

we are damning

you are damning

they are damning

Present perfect

I have damned

you have damned

he/she/it has damned

we have damned

you have damned

they have damned

Present perfect continuous

I have been damning

you have been damning

he/she/it has been damning

we have been damning

you have been damning

they have been damning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I damned

you damned

he/she/it damned

we damned

you damned

they damned

Past continuous

I was damning

you were damning

he/she/it was damning

we were damning

you were damning

they were damning

Past perfect

I had damned

you had damned

he/she/it had damned

we had damned

you had damned

they had damned

Past perfect continuous

I had been damning

you had been damning

he/she/it had been damning

we had been damning

you had been damning

they had been damning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will damn

you will damn

he/she/it will damn

we will damn

you will damn

they will damn

Future continuous

I will be damning

you will be damning

he/she/it will be damning

we will be damning

you will be damning

they will be damning

Future perfect

I will have damned

you will have damned

he/she/it will have damned

we will have damned

you will have damned

they will have damned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been damning

you will have been damning

he/she/it will have been damning

we will have been damning

you will have been damning

they will have been damning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would damn

you would damn

he/she/it would damn

we would damn

you would damn

they would damn

Conditional continuous

I would be damning

you would be damning

he/she/it would be damning

we would be damning

you would be damning

they would be damning

Conditional perfect

I would have damn

you would have damn

he/she/it would have damn

we would have damn

you would have damn

they would have damn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been damning

you would have been damning

he/she/it would have been damning

we would have been damning

you would have been damning

they would have been damning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you damn
we let´s damn
you damn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to damn

Past participle

damned

Present Participle

damning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DAMN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «damn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of damn

abuse · anathematize · awfully · blaspheme · blast · castigate · censure · condemn · criticize · curse · decidedly · denounce · denunciate · diss · doom · exceedingly · excoriate · execrate · extremely · flame · greatly · highly · imprecate · jolly · pan · particularly · put down · really · remarkably · revile · sentence · seriously · slam · slate · superlatively · swear · tear into · terribly · truly · uncommonly · unusually · very · wonderfully

TRANSLATION OF DAMN

Find out the translation of damn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of damn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 该死的
• Translator English - Spanish: condenado
• English: damn
• Translator English - Hindi: लानत
• Translator English - Arabic: لعين
• Translator English - Russian: проклятый
• Translator English - Portuguese: desgraçado
• Translator English - Bengali: অভিশাপ
• Translator English - French: damné
• Translator English - Malay: Sialan
• Translator English - German: verdammt
• Translator English - Japanese: いまいましい
• Translator English - Korean: 저주받은
• Translator English - Javanese: Peduli
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tồi tệ
• Translator English - Tamil: ரொம்பவும்
• Translator English - Marathi: उद्गार
• Translator English - Turkish: Lanet olsun
• Translator English - Italian: maledetto
• Translator English - Polish: przeklęty
• Translator English - Ukrainian: диявольський
• Translator English - Romanian: blestemat
• Translator English - Greek: διαβολεμένος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: damn
• Translator English - Swedish: förbaskad
• Translator English - Norwegian: forbasket

10 QUOTES WITH «DAMN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word damn.

1

Christian Bale

I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical.

2

Thomas Beecham

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

3

Michael Bergin

I didn't know a damn thing about style.

4

Jason Biggs

Basically, what happened was, I had moved out to Los Angeles, I was pretty damn lazy and I put on some pounds.

5

Art Blakey

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa.

6

Dan Blocker

My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.

7

Marcel Carne

I don't know what they'll say when I die. I don't give a damn, but they'll probably cry.

8

John Cleese

For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very narrow concept of what God can be, and it was damn close to an old man with a beard.

9

Alicia Coppola

I always say this - As an actor, we're lucky to get a job. Then we're lucky that anybody gives a damn to watch the thing that we're in.

10

Kaley Cuoco

My mom grew up with horses, and when I turned 14, 15, she's like, 'Do you want to take a riding lesson?' I thought, 'Oh, gross, dirty.' She was like, 'Okay.' And then I did, and now I'm the one cleaning those damn stalls out. You can't get me away from the barn now. It shocks even me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMN»

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Janet Lowe, 2000

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James N. Frey, 2010

It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn ...

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The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book Period

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Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director

From scriptwriting and directing to financing and marketing, this book is brimming with utterly off-the-wall, decidedly maverick, yet consistently proven advice on how to fully develop one's idea for an independent film.

Lloyd Kaufman, Adam Jahnke, Trent Haaga, 2007

Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to ...

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Architecture for Humanity (Organization), 2006

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This book is a must-read for those new to sales and those veteran salespeople who want to take their skills to the next level.

Warren Greshes, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMN»

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