damned
/dæmd/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Condemned to eternal punishment in Hell: Used to describe someone or something that is believed to be destined for hell or eternal damnation.
- Used as an intensifier to express anger, annoyance, or emphasis: A swear word used informally to make a statement stronger, often expressing strong negative feelings.
Adverb:
- Used for emphasis: An intensifier meaning "extremely" or "very," often conveying frustration or strong feeling.
Noun:
- People condemned to hell: Refers collectively to souls who are believed to be suffering eternal punishment in hell.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The preacher spoke of the fate of the damned souls. (Describing those condemned.)
- That's a damned nuisance! (Used as an intensifier to express annoyance.)
- He's a damned fool for trying that. (Used as an intensifier for emphasis.)
Adverb:
- It's damned cold outside today. (Meaning "extremely cold.")
- She ran damned fast to catch the bus. (Meaning "very fast.")
Noun:
- In the painting, the artist depicted the torment of the damned. (Referring to the group of condemned souls.)
Advanced Usage
"I'll be damned (if...)": An exclamation of strong surprise or disbelief, often used to introduce a statement the speaker finds hard to believe or is determined not to do.
- Well, I'll be damned! He actually showed up on time.
- I'll be damned if I'm going to apologize for that!
"The damned": Used as a collective noun, often in religious or literary contexts.
- The sermon focused on salvation for the righteous and punishment for the damned.
Variants and Related Words
- Damn (verb): To condemn, especially to hell; to criticize severely.
- The critic damned the play with faint praise.
- Damn (interjection): An exclamation of anger, frustration, or surprise.
- Damn! I forgot my keys again.
- Damning (adjective): Strongly suggesting guilt or error; conclusive.
- The report contained damning evidence against the official.
Synonyms
- Adjective (condemned): Doomed, cursed, accursed.
- Adjective/Adverb (intensifier): Blasted, cursed, darned, goddamned, infernal, deuced (all informal).
Related Phrases
- Not give a damn: To not care at all.
- He doesn't give a damn about what people think.
- Damn well: Used for strong emphasis.
- You damn well better be telling the truth.
- Damn with faint praise: To praise so weakly that it effectively expresses disapproval.
- Saying the meal was 'edible' damned it with faint praise.
Related Idioms
- A damn sight (better/worse, etc.): A great deal (better/worse).
- This new software is a damn sight easier to use.
- (As) near as damn it: Very nearly; almost exactly.
- It'll cost a hundred pounds, as near as damn it.
Adjective
- in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
- poor damned souls
- expletives used informally as intensifiers
- he's a blasted idiot
- it's a blamed shame
- a blame cold winter
- not a blessed dime
- I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
- he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
- a deuced idiot
- an infernal nuisance
Adverb
- in a damnable manner
- kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!
Noun
- people who are condemned to eternal punishment
- he felt he had visited the realm of the damned