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English
Etymology
From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).
Pronunciation
Verb
damn (third-person singular simple present damns, present participle damning, simple past and past participle damned)
- (theology, transitive, intransitive) To condemn to hell.
The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
Only God can damn.
I damn you eternally, fiend!
- To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
- 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.
- To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
- (profane) To curse; put a curse upon.
That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
- (archaic) To invoke damnation; to curse.
Conjugation
Translations
theology: to condemn to hell
- Arabic: لَعَنَ (ar) (laʕana)
- Armenian: անիծել (hy) (anicel)
- Azerbaijani: lənətləmək
- Basque: madarikatu
- Belarusian: пракліна́ць impf (praklinácʹ), пракля́сці pf (prakljásci), кля́сці impf (kljásci)
- Bulgarian: прокли́нам (bg) impf (proklínam), прокълна́ pf (prokǎlná), кълна́ (bg) impf (kǎlná)
- Catalan: maleir (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 咒 (zh) (zhòu), 詛咒/诅咒 (zh) (zǔzhòu)
- Czech: zatratit pf
- Danish: fordømme, forbande (da)
- Dutch: verdoemen (nl)
- Esperanto: damni
- Finnish: tuomita (kadotukseen)
- French: condamner (fr), damner (fr)
- German: verdammen (de), verfluchen (de)
- Hindi: अभिशाप देना (abhiśāp denā)
- Hungarian: pokolra ítél, kárhozatra ítél, kárhozatba küld
- Icelandic: fordæma
- Ido: damnar (io)
- Italian: dannare (it)
- Japanese: 地獄に落とす (じごくにおとす, jigoku ni otosu), 呪う (ja) (のろう, norou)
- Korean: 저주하다 (jeojuhada)
- Lithuanian: prakeikti
- Macedonian: проко́лнува impf (prokólnuva), про́колне pf (prókolne)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: fordømme (no), forbanne (no)
- Nynorsk: forbanne
- Persian: لعنت کردن (la'nat kardan), نفرین کردن (fa) (nefrin kardan)
- Polish: przeklinać (pl) impf, przekląć (pl) pf
- Portuguese: amaldiçoar (pt), danar (pt), condenar (pt)
- Romanian: condamna (ro), acuza (ro)
- Russian: проклина́ть (ru) impf (proklinátʹ), прокля́сть (ru) pf (prokljástʹ), клясть (ru) impf (kljastʹ)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: про̀кле̄ти pf, у̀кле̄ти pf, кле̑тӣ impf
- Roman: pròklēti (sh) pf, ùklēti (sh) pf, klȇtī (sh) impf
- Slovak: preklínať impf, prekliať pf
- Slovene: preklinjati (sl) impf
- Spanish: maldecir (es), condenar (es)
- Swedish: förbanna (sv), fördöma (sv)
- Tajik: лаънат кардан (laʾnat kardan), нафрин кардан (nafrin kardan)
- Thai: สาป (th) (sàap), แช่ง (th) (chɛ̂ng)
- Turkish: lanetlemek (tr)
- Ukrainian: проклина́ти impf (proklynáty), прокля́сти pf (prokljásty), кля́сти impf (kljásty)
- Urdu: لعنت بھیجنا (la'nat bhejnā)
- Uzbek: laʼnatlamoq (uz)
- Vietnamese: nguyền rủa (vi), chửi rủa (vi)
- Walloon: dåner (wa)
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to put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively
to condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral, or illegal
Adjective
damn (not comparable)
- (mildly vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
Shut the damn door!
2005, Sonic Team, Sega Studios USA, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sega, PS2, GameCube, Xbox:Where's that damn FOURTH Chaos Emerald!
Synonyms
Translations
generic intensifier
- Belarusian: пракля́ты (prakljáty)
- Bulgarian: проклет (bg) (proklet)
- Catalan: maleït (ca)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 死 (yue) (sei2), 鬼 (gwai2)
- Mandarin: 該死的/该死的 (zh) (gāisǐ de)
- Czech: zatracený (cs), proklatý
- Dutch: verdomd (nl), vervloekt (nl), verdraaid (nl)
- Finnish: kirottu (fi), samperin, saamarin, pahuksen
- French: foutu (fr), putain (fr)
- German: verdammt (de), verflucht (de), verflixt (de)
- Hungarian: átkozott (hu), nyavalyás (hu), rohadt (hu)
- Indonesian: berengsek (id), sialan (id), bedebah (id), keparat (id)
- Italian: maledetto (it) m, fottuto (it) m, cazzo (it) m
- Japanese: 糞 (ja) (くそ, kuso)
- Korean: 망할 (manghal)
- Lithuanian: prakeiktas m, prakeikta f
- Macedonian: про́клет (próklet)
- Polish: cholerny (pl), przeklęty (pl)
- Portuguese: maldito (pt), merda de, porra de (pt)
- Romanian: naibii, blestemat de
- Russian: прокля́тый (ru) (prokljátyj), про́клятый (ru) (prókljatyj), чёртов (ru) (čórtov), черто́вский (ru) (čertóvskij)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: проклет
- Roman: proklet (sh)
- Slovak: prekliaty
- Slovene: preklet (sl)
- Spanish: maldito (es), puto (es)
- Swedish: förbannad (sv), sabla (sv), djävla (sv), fördömd (sv)
- Turkish: kahrolasıca
- Ukrainian: про́клятий (prókljatyj)
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Adverb
damn (not comparable)
- (mildly vulgar) Very; extremely.
That car was going damn fast!
Translations
awfully, extremely
- Bulgarian: ужасно (bg) (užasno)
- Catalan: malaïdament
- Danish: pokkers (da), hulens, forbandet (da)
- Dutch: verschrikkelijk (nl), vreselijk (nl), verdomd (nl), verdraaid (nl)
- Finnish: pahuksen, samperin, saamarin, jumalattoman
- French: putain (fr)
- German: schrecklich (de), verdammt (de), verflucht (de)
- Hungarian: átkozottul (hu), rohadtul, piszkosul
- Italian: maledettamente (it), dannatamente (it), fottutamente
- Japanese: 糞 (ja) (くそ, kuso)
- Macedonian: про́клето (prókleto)
- Polish: cholernie (pl)
- Portuguese: pra caralho (pt)
- Russian: черто́вски (ru) (čertóvski)
- Spanish: malditamente (es)
- Swedish: förbannat (sv), djävligt (sv)
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Interjection
damn
- (mildly vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.
Synonyms
Translations
non-vulgar expression of contempt etc.
- Arabic:
- Hijazi Arabic: وَجَع (wajaʕ), عَمَى (ʕama)
- Armenian: please add this translation if you can
- Bulgarian: по дяволите (po djavolite), проклятие (bg) (prokljatie)
- Catalan: cagondena, ostres (ca), hòstia (ca), collons (ca)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 死 (yue) (sei2), 弊 (bai6), 頂/顶 (ding2)
- Mandarin: 糟糕 (zh) (zāogāo), 該死/该死 (zh) (gāisǐ), 你妹 (nǐmèi)
- Danish: pokkers (da), sørens (da), hulens
- Dutch: verdomme (nl)
- Esperanto: damne (eo)
- Finnish: pahus (fi), hitto (fi), samperi (fi), saamari (fi)
- French: mince (fr), purée (fr), zut (fr)
- Galician: mal raxo (dated), maldita sexa, arre demo
- Georgian: ჯანდაბა (ǯandaba)
- German: verdammt (de), Mist (de)
- Hungarian: a fenébe (hu), a francba, a fene egye meg
- Indonesian: sialan (id), kampret (id), brengsek (id), jancuk (id)
- Italian: accidenti (it), dannazione (it), cribbio (it), cavolo (it), mannaggia (it)
- Japanese: (please verify) しまった! (shimatta!), (please verify) くそ (ja) (kuso) (lit. shit), (please verify) 畜生! (ja) (ちくしょう!, chikushō!), (please verify) チェ! (che!)
- Khmer: ឈឺក្បាលវិលមុខ (cʰɨɨ kbaal vɨl muk)
- Korean: 망할 (manghal)
- Lithuanian: velnias m
- Macedonian: по ѓаво́лите (po ǵavólite), про́клетство (prókletstvo)
- Malay: hampas (ms)
- Manchu: ᠸᠠᠪᡠᡵᡠ (waburu)
- Maori: āhahā, aeha
- Mongolian: пизда! (pizda!)
- Persian: لعنتی (fa) (la'nati)
- Polish: cholera (pl)!, do diabła (pl)!, psiakrew (pl)!, kurde (pl) m, psiamać (pl) f, kuźwa (pl) f (expressive), do pioruna, holender (pl) m, kurna chata (pl), do licha (pl)
- Portuguese: porcaria (pt), maldição (pt), droga (pt), poça (pt), meleca (pt), lasqueira (pt), pindarolas, chiça (pt)
- Romanian: drace, mamă (ro)
- Russian: чёрт (ru) (čort, literally “devil”), чёрт побери́ (čort poberí), прокля́тие (ru) n (prokljátije), блин (ru) (blin)
- Serbo-Croatian: kvragu (literally “to the devil”)
- Spanish: maldición (es), maldita sea, diablos (es)
- Swedish: fan (sv)
- Thai: ห่าเอ้ย
- Turkish: lanet olsun
- Vietnamese: á đù (vi)
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Noun
damn (plural damns)
- The word "damn" employed as a curse.
He said a few damns and left.
- (mildly vulgar, chiefly in the negative) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
The new hires aren't worth a damn.
- (mildly vulgar, chiefly in the negative) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
I don't give a damn.
Translations
use of damn as a swear word
- Albanian: mallkoj (sq)
- Belarusian: пра́клён (prákljon)
- Bulgarian: проклятие (bg) n (prokljatie)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 糟糕 (zh) (zāogāo), 該死/该死 (zh) (gāisǐ), 哎呀 (zh) (āiyā), 咳 (zh) (hāi)
- Czech: sakra (cs)
- Dutch: verdomme (nl)
- Finnish: hitto (fi)
- French: merde (fr), putain (fr)
- German: Verwünschung (de) f, Fluch (de) m
- Hindi: कोसना (hi) (kosnā)
- Italian: maledizione (it) f
- Japanese: (please verify) しまった (shimatta), (please verify) 糞 (ja), (please verify) くそ (ja) (kuso) (lit. shit), (please verify) 最低の (saitei no)
- Lithuanian: prakeikimas m
- Macedonian: да ти е́бам! (da ti ébam!), про́клетство! (prókletstvo!)
- Portuguese: porcaria (pt) f, maldição (pt) f
- Romanian: (profane) la naiba!
- Russian: чёрт (ru) (čort, literally “devil”), чёрт побери́ (čort poberí), прокля́тие (ru) n (prokljátije), чёрт возьми́ (čort vozʹmí)
- Spanish: maldito (es)
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a small, negligible quantity, being of little value
the smallest amount of concern or consideration
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