Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: damned if one -does and -damned if one -does-n't
IPA

52

Scrabble Score

35

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.

Informal

Example Sentences

"You can and you can't—You shall and you shan't—You will and you won't—And you will be damned if you do—And you will be damned if you don't."
"If John leaves for New York to follow his career, his father will disinherit him. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't."
"Damned if I do and damned if I don't."
"Damned if you do and damned if you don't."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

damned if one does, and damned if one doesn't (alternative) one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't (alternative) one's damned if one does, and one's damned if one doesn't (alternative)

Phrases

can't do right for doing wrong Ginsberg's theorem

Frequently Paired Words

can't do right for doing wrong Ginsberg's theorem

Questions

What does damned if one does and damned if one doesn't mean?: Of a situation where either choice results in a negative outcome.

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