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Added 9 October 2026

damn

/ˈdæm/ verb

Latin root: damnāre Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about damn at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To condemn.
The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.

adjective

Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
Shut the damn door!

adverb

Very; extremely.
That car was going damn fast!

interjection

Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.

Origin

From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).

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