1. Used as an expletive
   "oh, damn!";
   - goddamn [informal]
    
2. Expletive used informally as an intensifier
   "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool";
   - blasted [informal], blame [N. Amer, informal], blamed [informal], blessed [informal], damned [informal], darned [informal], deuced [informal], goddam [informal], goddamn [informal], goddamned [informal], infernal [informal], dashed [Brit, informal], doggone [N. Amer, informal]

1. Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
   "The bad witch damned the child";
   - curse, beshrew [archaic], bedamn [archaic], anathemize, anathemise [Brit], imprecate, maledict [archaic], dang [N. Amer, informal], doggone [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. [informal] Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
   "Don't damn the food — it's free";
   - knock [informal], criticize, criticise [Brit], pick apart
    
3. Condemn as being bad, harmful, immoral, etc.
   "the report damned the clubs more for their disregard of the existing rules"

1. Extremely
   "you are damn right";
   - bloody [informal], all-fired [informal], all-firedly [US, informal]

1. Something of little value
   "his promise is not worth a damn";
   - darn [informal], hoot [informal], red cent [N. Amer, informal], shucks [informal], tinker's damn [US, informal], tinker's dam [US, informal]

1. Exclamation of annoyance
   "damn ...They won't stop me from having what I want"";
   - blast, bother [Brit], botheration, bummer [informal], curses, dang [N. Amer, informal], damnation, dammit [informal], damn it [informal], darn [informal], dash [Brit, informal], deuce [informal], durn [US, dialect], drat [informal], hang [informal], sugar [informal], tarnation [N. Amer, informal], shoot [N. Amer, informal]

Sounds like: da

Derived forms: damns, damning, damned

See also: cursed, curst [archaic]

Type of: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, comment, conjure, conjure up, evoke, ineptitude, invoke, notice, point out, raise, remark, worthlessness

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