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/ˈdæm/ UK
[ˈdæm] ~ [ˈdam] UK
/ˈdam/ British, Midlands, Southern
[ˈdam] British, Midlands, Southern
/ˈdam/ Northern England, Scotland, Wales
[ˈdam] ~ [ˈdäm] Northern England, Scotland, Wales
/ˈdæm/ Canada, US
[ˈdæm]
[ˈdeə̯m] ~ [ˈdɛə̯m]
/ˈdæːm/ Australia
[ˈdæːm]
[ˈdeːm] ~ [ˈdɛːm]
/ˈdɛm/ New Zealand
[ˈdɛm] New Zealand

Sounds like dam · Rhymes with -æm

Where it comes from

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

verb damns · damning · damned · damn

intransitive, transitive 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. He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
Similar: convict, doom
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. 1708 November 8, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] […] without hearing.
Similar: anathematize, demonize, excoriate, vilify
slang To curse; put a curse upon. That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
Similar: comminate, execrate, imprecate
archaic To invoke damnation; to curse. c. 1767-1774, Oliver Goldsmith, letter to Mrs. Bunbury […] while I inwardly damn.
Similar: ban, execrate, point the bone

adjective

not comparable, slang Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody. Shut the damn door!
Similar: 4ucking, accursed, bally, blasted, bleeding, bleeping, blessed, blimming, blinking, bloody, blooming, confounded

adverb

not comparable, slang Very; extremely. That car was going damn fast!
Similar: acutely, awfully, almighty, badly, seriously, impossibly, beyond, damn, drastically, exceedingly, extraordinarily, highly

interjection

slang, vulgar Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.
Similar: 4uck, ay, chihuahua, blast, bugger, bummer, byrlady, consarn it, crap, crud, curses, dammit

noun damns

error unknown tag, slang The word "damn" employed as a curse. He said a few damns and left.
error unknown tag, slang, in the negative A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot. The new hires aren't worth a damn.
Similar: ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb, glimpse, dab, damn
error unknown tag, slang, in the negative The smallest amount of concern or consideration. I don't give a damn.

DAMN^²

noun

abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of diaminomaleonitrile Several nitrogen heterocycles, including imidazoles,¹⁻³ pyrazines,⁴ and diazepines,^(1, 3) have been prepared from diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN, 1), the tetramer of hydrogen cyanide.
abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of distributed architecture for mobile navigation The Distributed Architecture for Mobile Navigation (DAMN) has been successfully used to integrate various independently developed subsystems, providing systems that perform road following, cross-country navigation, or teleoperation while avoiding obstacles and meeting mission objectives.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anathemize, blame, imprecate, maledict, beshrew, curse, cursed, curst, bedamn, goddamned, darned, goddamn, blamed, deuced, darn, all-fired

Translations

Every language

verb theology: to condemn

Español	maldecir, condenar
한국어	저주하다 jeojuhada
日本語	地獄に落とす jigoku ni otosu, 呪う norou
中文	咒 zhòu, 詛咒 /诅咒 zǔzhòu
हिन्दी	अभिशाप देना abhiśāp denā
Português	amaldiçoar, danar, condenar
Français	condamner, damner
Deutsch	verdammen, verfluchen
Italiano	dannare
Română	condamna, acuza
Русский	проклина́ть proklinátʹ, прокля́сть prokljástʹ, клясть kljastʹ
Tiếng Việt	nguyền rủa, chửi rủa
العربية	لَعَنَ laʕana

verb to put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively

Deutsch	ächten, verschreien
Italiano	bollare
Русский	осужда́ть osuždátʹ, осуди́ть osudítʹ, порица́ть poricátʹ

verb to condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral, or illegal

Español	condenar, reprobar, anatematizar
Français	damner, réprouver
Deutsch	verteufeln
Italiano	condannare

verb to put a curse upon

Español	maldecir, imprecar, execrar
Português	amaldiçoar
Deutsch	verfluchen, verwünschen
Italiano	maledire
Русский	проклина́ть proklinátʹ, прокля́сть prokljástʹ, клясть kljastʹ
Tiếng Việt	nguyền rủa, nguyền
العربية	لَعَنَ laʕana

adj generic intensifier

Español	maldito, puto, pajolero
한국어	망할 manghal
日本語	糞 kuso
中文	該死的 /该死的 gāisǐ de
Português	maldito, merda de, porra de
Français	foutu, putain
Deutsch	verdammt, verflucht, verflixt
Italiano	maledetto, fottuto, cazzo
Română	dracului, naibii, blestemat de
Русский	прокля́тый prokljátyj, про́клятый prókljatyj, чёртов čórtov, черто́вский čertóvskij
Tiếng Việt	vãi

adv awfully, extremely

Español	malditamente
日本語	糞 kuso
Português	pra caralho
Français	putain
Deutsch	schrecklich, verdammt, verflucht
Italiano	maledettamente, dannatamente, fottutamente
Română	al naibii de, al dracului de, al dracu’ de, al naiba de
Русский	черто́вски čertóvski
Tiếng Việt	vãi

intj non-vulgar expression of contempt etc.

Español	maldición, maldita sea, diablo, diablos, rayos, changos
中文	糟糕 zāogāo, 該死 /该死 gāisǐ, 你妹 nǐmèi
Português	porcaria, maldição, droga, poça, meleca, lasqueira
Français	mince, purée, zut
Deutsch	verdammt, Mist
Italiano	accidenti, dannazione, cribbio, cavolo, mannaggia
Română	drace, mamă
Русский	чёрт побери́ čort poberí, прокля́тие prokljátije, блин blin
Tiếng Việt	á đù
العربية	اللَّعْنَة al-laʕna

noun use of damn as a swear word

Español	maldito
中文	糟糕 zāogāo, 該死 /该死 gāisǐ, 哎呀 āiyā, 咳 hāi
हिन्दी	कोसना kosnā
Português	porcaria, maldição, raios, porra
Français	merde, putain
Deutsch	Verwünschung, Fluch
Italiano	maledizione
Română	la naiba!
Русский	чёрт побери́ čort poberí, прокля́тие prokljátije, чёрт возьми́ čort vozʹmí

noun a small, negligible quantity, being of little value

Deutsch	Fliegenschiss, Furz
Italiano	accidente

noun the smallest amount of concern or consideration

Português	(a ponta de um) corno
Deutsch	Mindeste, Geringste
Italiano	tubo

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  title = {damn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/damn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}