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damning
damn D0014500 (dăm)v. damned, damn·ing, damns v.tr.1. a. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom: "the ancient belief that souls of the deceased who had been damned for certain sins could rise from their graves and wander the countryside between dusk and dawn" (Rudy Chelminski).b. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine: was damned to live out his life in poverty.c. To bring about the failure of; ruin: Insufficient funding damned the project.2. To denounce or criticize severely: a movie that was damned by the critics.3. To swear at; curse.v.intr. To swear; curse.interj. Used to express anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.n.1. The saying of "damn" as a curse.2. Informal The least valuable bit; a jot: not worth a damn.adv. & adj. Damned.Idiom: damn well Without any doubt; positively: I am damn well going to file charges against him.
[Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre, to condemn, inflict loss upon, from damnum, loss.]
damn′ing·ly adv.damning (ˈdæmɪŋ) adj(of evidence or a report) suggesting very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistakedamn•ing (ˈdæm ɪŋ, ˈdæm nɪŋ)
adj. causing incrimination: damning evidence. [1590–1600] damn′ing•ly, adv. damn′ing•ness, n. Damning of jurors: a panel of jurors, in reference to their power to condemn the accused—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | damning - threatening with damnationdamnatoryinculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to |
damningadjective incriminating, implicating, condemnatory, dooming, accusatorial, damnatory, implicative a damning report into the affairTranslationsdamn (dӕm) verb1. to sentence to unending punishment in hell. His soul is damned. 罰...入地獄 罚...入地狱2. to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc. That film was damned by the critics. 指責 指责 interjection expressing anger, irritation etc. Damn! I've forgotten my purse. 該死(用以表示憤怒、惱火) （诅咒用语）该死 noun something unimportant or of no value. It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least). 一點點，絲毫 一点点，丝毫 damned adjective1. sentenced to unending punishment in hell. 罰入地獄的 罚入地狱的2. annoying, greatly disliked etc. Get that damned dog out of here! 該死的 该死的ˈdamning adjective showing faults, sins etc. The evidence was damning. 顯示有罪的 导致定罪的IdiomsSeedamndamning
Related to damning: damning with faint praiseSynonyms for damningadj incriminatingSynonyms- incriminating
- implicating
- condemnatory
- dooming
- accusatorial
- damnatory
- implicative
Synonyms for damningadj threatening with damnationSynonymsRelated Words |