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Wilford Brimley

Meaning of "damned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMNED

damned  [dæmd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMNED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Damned can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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

WHAT DOES DAMNED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Damned

Damned or The Damned may refer to: ▪ Damnation, a concept of condemnation by God, and use of the term as a profanity...

Definition of damned in the English dictionary

The definition of damned in the dictionary is condemned to hell. Other definition of damned is used to indicate amazement, disavowal, or refusal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMNED


crammed
kræmd
diagrammed
ˈdaɪəˌɡræmd
enjambed
ɪnˈdʒæmd
flammed
flæmd
flimflammed
ˈflɪmˌflæmd
foredamned
fɔːˈdæmd
goddamned
ˈɡɒdæmd
hammed
hæmd
jammed
dʒæmd
monogrammed
ˈmɒnəɡræmd
overcrammed
ˌəʊvəˈkræmd
overprogrammed
ˌəʊvəˈprəʊɡræmd
preprogrammed
priːˈprəʊɡræmd
scammed
skæmd
scrammed
skræmd
spammed
spæmd
traffic-jammed
ˈtræfɪkˌdʒæmd
undamned
ʌnˈdæmd
unprogrammed
ʌnˈprəʊɡræmd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMNED

dammit
damn
damn all
damn fool
damn with faint praise
damnability
damnable
damnableness
damnably
damnation
damnatory
damndest
damnedest
damner
damnification
damnified
damnifies
damnify
damning
damningly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMNED

abandoned
banned
burned
columned
combined
concerned
condemned
contained
determined
learned
lined
ned
old-fashioned
pinned
planned
renowned
tinned
trained
uncontemned
undefined

Synonyms and antonyms of damned in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DAMNED»

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

Translation of «damned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMNED

Find out the translation of damned to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of damned from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damned» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

该死
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maldita
570 millions of speakers

English

damned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शापित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللعينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проклятый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maldito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঘন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

damné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terkutuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verdammt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dikutuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phi thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शापित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lanetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maledetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cholernie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проклятий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blestemat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολασμένων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdoem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

damned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of damned

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNED»

The term «damned» is very widely used and occupies the 17.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «damned» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «damned» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about damned

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10 QUOTES WITH «DAMNED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word damned.
1
Kevin J. Anderson
The people who make policy decisions should damned well know what they are talking about before they make the decisions. There is nobody who is an expert on cloning who would be afraid after seeing Attack of the Clones.
2
Billie Joe Armstrong
People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
3
Chester A. Arthur
I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business.
4
Toni Cade Bambara
I'll be damned if I want most folks out there to do unto me what they do unto themselves.
5
Christine Baranski
You are always damned by things that you do well as an actor.
6
Wilford Brimley
No, that's poker. To win, you've gotta get damned lucky.
7
Paul Cezanne
Painting is damned difficult - you always think you've got it, but you haven't.
8
John Cheever
Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world.
9
Claudette Colbert
Audiences always sound like they're glad to see me, and I'm damned glad to see them.
10
Jimmy Connors
Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMNED»

Discover the use of damned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to damned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Damned
This is the afterlife as only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine it: a twisted inferno where The English Patient plays on end­less repeat, roaming demons devour sinners limb by limb, and the damned interrupt your dinner from their sweltering ...
Chuck Palahniuk, 2011
2
The Beautiful and Damned
It tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 2009
3
The Queen of the Damned
In 1976, a uniquely seductive world of vampires was unveiled in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire . . . in 1985, a wild and voluptous voice spoke to us, telling the story of The Vampire Lestat.
Anne Rice, 2010
4
Defending the Damned: Inside a Dark Corner of the Criminal ...
A member of Chicago's elite Murder Task Force unit describes the lives of its public defenders, many of whom juggle dozens of clients and death-row cases simultaneously, in a sobering account that focuses on the dramatic trial of an accused ...
Kevin Davis, 2008
5
Damned
There is a fine line between love and sacrifice….
Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguié, 2011
6
Damned
Police officer Ty McIntyre was cursed to find a girl no one had seen in twenty years.
Lisa Childs, 2007
7
Hairstyles of the Damned
Based on the actual events surrounding a Chicago's segregated prom, this work of fiction unflinchingly pursues the truth in discovering what it means to be your own person.
Joe Meno, 2004
8
Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the ...
. . .This book is simply a must."--Nachman Ben-Yehuda, author of The Masada Myth "Best is our leading authority on social problems today.
Joel Best, 2012
9
Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett
Damned to Fame is the brilliant and insightful portrait of Nobel Prize-winning author Samuel Beckett, mysterious and reclusive master of twentieth-century literature.
James Knowlson, 2004
10
Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England
Following the Salem witchcraft trials, Reis argues, Puritans' understanding of sin and the devil changed.
Elizabeth Reis, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMNED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term damned is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Banting be damned: Big cities play chicken
Feverish rivalry has always pitted the greedy northern mining town against the laid-back southern seaside mountain dwellers. In style, suss and ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
2
Venturing Into Mordheim: City Of The Damned
As a byproduct of this bias, I never picked up Mordheim: City of the Damned. It's been out on Steam Early Access since November 2014, and in ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
3
Cinema aisle be damned! 13 awesome film factoids to impress your …
A SHREWD movie buff has noted that no two female Lord Of The Rings characters exchange words at any point during the 10-hour trilogy. That's despite having ... «The Sun, Jul 15»
4
Strange & Primitive "Difficulties Be Damned" (video)
"Difficulties Be Damned" encapsulates the band's eclectic sound, transporting the listener on a journey through exotic, electro-tinged and ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
5
Scarborough flips out: Why are these GOP candidates so damned
The key bit comes at 2:20. The Free Beacon is celebrating this for Scarborough's beastmode pro-American rant but that rant is in service to an ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
6
TESTAMENT Guitarist ERIC PETERSON's DRAGONLORD Project …
Eric also revealed that DRAGONLORD will film a "crazy" music video for the new song "Love Of The Damned". The new DRAGONLORD CD ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
7
Williams was damned if it did, damned if it...
Williams Martini Racing found itself trapped between a rock and a hard place during Sunday's British Grand Prix, following what had been a ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
8
Scott Underwood column: Dammed if we do; damned if we don't
Scott Underwood column: Dammed if we do; damned if we don't. Story. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size ... «The Herald Bulletin, Jul 15»
9
Mexicans honor America — Trump be damned!
#On Saturday night, July 4th, a fireworks show erupted at approximately ten o'clock in the Zona Norte area of Tijuana. #Fireworks displays in ... «San Diego Reader, Jul 15»
10
Michelle Malkin: Vigilance Is Patriotic, Muslim Grievance Grifters Be …
Michelle Malkin: Vigilance Is Patriotic, Muslim Grievance Grifters Be Damned. By Michelle Malkin | @michellemalkin | Published on 07.05.2015 ... «Noozhawk, Jul 15»

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