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Adjective: damn dam- Used as an expletive
"oh, damn!"; - goddamn - Expletive used informally as an intensifier
"he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; - blasted, blame [N. Amer], blamed, blessed, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal, dashed [Brit, informal], doggone [N. Amer, informal] Verb: damn dam- Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch damned the child"; - curse, beshrew [archaic], bedamn [archaic], anathemize, anathemise [Brit], imprecate, maledict [archaic], doggone [N. Amer, informal], dang [N. Amer, informal] - [informal] Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- knock [informal], criticize, criticise [Brit], pick apart - Condemn as being bad, harmful, immoral, etc.
"the report damned the clubs more for their disregard of the existing rules" Adverb: damn dam- Extremely
"you are damn right"; - bloody, all-fired, all-firedly [US, informal] Noun: damn dam- Something of little value
"his promise is not worth a damn"; - darn, hoot, red cent [N. Amer], shucks, tinker's damn [US, informal], tinker's dam [US, informal] Interjection: damn dam- Exclamation of annoyance
"He is a captain in the army, damn it, and all day he does nothing but call out orders"; - blast, bother [Brit], botheration, bummer [informal], curses, dang [N. Amer, informal], damnation, dammit [informal], damn it [informal], darn [informal], dash [Brit, informal], durn [US, dialect], drat [informal], hang [informal], tarnation [N. Amer, informal], shoot [N. Amer, informal]
Sounds like: da Derived forms: damns, damning, damned See also: cursed, curst Type of: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, comment, conjure, conjure up, evoke, ineptitude, invoke, notice, point out, put forward, raise, remark, stir, worthlessness Encyclopedia: Damn, I Wanna Be Your Lover |