damn
/ˈdæm/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.09 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
Example Sentences
- "The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity."
- "Only God can damn."
- "I damn you eternally, fiend!"
- "He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him."
- "Lack of access to support services can damn children with disabilities and lesser means to lives where they never harness their full range of abilities."
- "I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdæm/
- British English: /ˈdæm/
Usage
Inflected Forms
damns (present, singular)
damning (participle, present)
damned (participle, past)
damned (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
damned (first person, past)
damnest (archaic, present)
damned (past, second person)
damnedst (archaic, past)
damneth (archaic, present)
damned (past, singular)