damn
English
/dæm/
verb
Definitions
- (theology) To condemn to hell.
- To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
- To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
- To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
- (profane) To curse; put a curse upon.
- (archaic) To invoke damnation; to curse.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dampnen derived from Old French damner derived from Latin damnare (condemn, inflict loss upon).
Origin
Latin
damnare
Gloss
condemn, inflict loss upon
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- God English
- bedamn English
- damnability English
- damnatory English
- damner English
- damnest English
- damneth English
- damnfool English
- damnit English
- damnworthy English
- fool English
- foredamn English
- foredamned English
- goddamn English
- it English
- damnare Latin
- damnāre Latin
- damner French
- goddam French
- dañar Spanish, Castilian
- ゴッデム Japanese
- dampnen Middle English
- damner Old French
- dampner Old French