1. (Christianity) in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
   "poor damned souls";
   - cursed, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved
    
2. [informal] Expletive used informally as an intensifier
   "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing";
   - blasted [informal], blame [N. Amer, informal], blamed [informal], blessed [informal], damn [informal], darned [informal], deuced [informal], goddam [informal], goddamn [informal], goddamned [informal], infernal [informal], dashed [Brit, informal], doggone [N. Amer, informal]

1. People who are condemned to eternal punishment
   "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"

1. In a damnable manner
   "kindly Arthur—so damned, politely, endlessly persistent!";
   - damnably, cursedly

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"

Sounds like: dams, damnsd, damme

See also: cursed, curst [archaic], lost

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

Encyclopedia: Damned, Damned, Damned