damned

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæmd/
  • Rhymes: -æmd
  • Homophone: dammed

Adjective

damned (comparative damneder or more damned, superlative damnedest or most damned)

  1. Godforsaken.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:doomed
    • 1982, Iron Maiden (lyrics and music), “Children of the Damned”:
      You're children of the damned // like candles, watch them burn // burning in the light // you'll burn again tonight.
  2. Variant of profane damn, used to express contempt, exasperation, etc. towards someone or something.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:damned
    Their damned lawyers can go to hell.
    I can't get this damned thing to work.
  3. Short for I'll be damned.
    Damned if I know. (strong assertion that you do not know)

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Translations

Adverb

damned (comparative more damned, superlative most damned)

  1. (mildly vulgar) Very.
    What's so damned important about a football game?

Verb

damned

  1. simple past and past participle of damn

Further reading

  • damned”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • damned”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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