damnation

English

Etymology

From Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /dæmˈneɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

damnation (countable and uncountable, plural damnations)

The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
(religion) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself.

Synonyms

(euphemistic): tarnation

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “in religion”): salvation

Derived terms

damnation of memory

Translations

The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation

Bulgarian: проклятие (bg) n (prokljatie)
German: Verdammnis (de) f
Italian: dannazione (it) f
Macedonian: про́клетство n (prókletstvo)
Plautdietsch: Vedaumniss f
Polish: potępienie (pl) n
Spanish: maldito (es) m

Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself

Armenian: անեծք (hy) (aneckʻ), նզովք (hy) (nzovkʻ), դատապարտում (hy) (datapartum)
Bulgarian: вечни мъки pl (večni mǎki)
Dutch: vervloeking (nl) f
Esperanto: damno
Finnish: kadotus (fi)
French: damnation (fr) m
German: Verdammnis (de) f
Greek: κολασμός (el) f (kolasmós)
Italian: dannazione (it) f
Middle English: dampnacioun
Plautdietsch: Vedaumniss f
Spanish: damnación f

Interjection

damnation

Expressing annoyance or disappointment; damn; dammit.
Oh damnation! The window doesn't shut!

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin damnātiōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /da.na.sjɔ̃/, /dɑ.na.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

damnation f (plural damnations)

damnation

Related terms

damner

Further reading

“damnation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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