to damn

Definition of to damn in English English dictionary: confound; dampne; To condemn to hell
The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.; awfully, extremely
That car was going damn fast!.; The smallest amount of concern or consideration
I don’t give a damn.; The use of "damn" as a curse; To condemn as unfit, harmful, of poor quality, unsuccessful, invalid, immoral or illegal; To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively
I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.; To curse; put a curse upon
That man stole my wallet. Damn him!.; A small, negligible quantity, being of little value
The new hires aren't worth a damn.; Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. See also dammit; bedamn; {v} to curse, condemn, doom, hiss down; extremely, very, highly; To swear or curse; something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"; A small quantity; To put out of favor; to ruin; {f} condemn to a punishment or fate; bring ruin on; curse or swear at; say the word "damn; emphasis If you say that someone does not give a damn about something, you are emphasizing that they do not care about it at all; To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse; emphasis Some people say as near as damn it or as near as dammit to emphasize that what they have said is almost completely accurate, but not quite. It's as near as damn it the same thing; emphasis Damn is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying. There's not a damn thing you can do about it now. Damn is also an adverb. As it turned out, I was damn right; If you say that a person or a news report damns something such as a policy or action, you mean that they are very critical of it. a sensational book in which she damns the ultra-right party. = slam see also damned, damning; used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!; used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"; To invoke damnation; to curse; To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure; extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"; Generic intensifier; feelings Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience. Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious; {s} cursed, damned; expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance"; something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!; Used to express anger, contempt or similar emotions; wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"; {i} curse; To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc; To condemn as of poor quality, harmful, unfit or illegal

to damn

Turkish pronunciation

tı däm

Pronunciation

/tə ˈdam/ /tə ˈdæm/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.