If you describe evidence or a report as damning, you mean that it suggests very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a seriousmistake.
...a damning report into his handling of the affair.
He was most damning in his comments about the army.
Synonyms: incriminating, implicating, condemnatory, dooming More Synonyms of damning
damning in British English
(ˈdæmɪŋ)
adjective
(of evidence or a report) suggesting very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake
New and damning evidence has been uncovered.
a damning report on his handling of the affair
He was most damning in his comments about the army.
Synonyms of 'damning'
incriminating, implicating, condemnatory, dooming
More Synonyms of damning
In other languages
damning
British English: damning ADJECTIVE
If you describe evidence or a report as damning, you mean that it suggests very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake.
...a damning report into his handling of the affair.
American English: damning
Brazilian Portuguese: prejudicial
Chinese: > 确凿的罪证等
European Spanish: crítico
French: accablant
German: vernichtend
Italian: di condanna
Japanese: 有罪を証明するような
Korean: 누구도 부인 못 할
European Portuguese: prejudicial
Latin American Spanish: crítico
Chinese translation of 'damning'
damning
(ˈdæmɪŋ)
adj
[evidence, report]非常不利的 (fēicháng bùlì de)
Seedamned
(adjective)
a damning report into the affair
Synonyms
incriminating
implicating
condemnatory
He was justified in some of his condemnatory outbursts.
dooming
accusatorial
damnatory
implicative
Additional synonyms
in the sense of condemnatory
He was justified in some of his condemnatory outbursts.