what does damn mean?
DAMN as NOUN
- Meaning
- something of little value
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- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
Hypernyms(s) damn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
DAMN as VERB
- Meaning
- wish harm upon
- invoke evil upon
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- The bad witch cursed the child
Hypernyms(s) damn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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DAMN as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- expletives used informally as intensifiers
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- 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 goddamn
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DAMN as ADVERB
- Meaning
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- you are bloody right
- Why are you so all-fired aggressive?
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