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    [Verb]  | "damn" | \ ˈdam \


    1: to condemn to a punishment or fate; especially : to condemn to hell

    2: to condemn vigorously and often irascibly for some real or fancied fault or defect

    3: to condemn as a failure by public criticism


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English dampnen, from Anglo-French dampner, from Latin damnare, from damnum damage, loss, fine;

    [Noun]  | "damn" 


    1: the utterance of the word damn as a curse

    2: a minimum amount or degree (as of care or consideration) : the least bit


    Origin: circa 1625 ;

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    [Noun]  | "tinker's damn" | \ -ˈdam \


    1: a minimum amount or degree (as of care)


    Origin: 1839 ;

     Probably from the tinkers' reputation for blasphemy;

    [Adjective or adverb]  | "damn" 


    1: damned


    Origin: circa 1708 ;

     See: ;

    [Idiom]  | "damn it" 


    1: —used to show that one is angry or annoyed

    [Idiom]  | "damn near" 


    1: just about : almost

    [Idiom]  | "damn right" 


    1: —used as an impolite way of agreeing with someone

    [Idiom]  | "damn with faint praise" 


    1: to give praise without enthusiasm in a way that shows one really dislikes someone or something

    [Idiom]  | "as near as damn it" 


    1: —used to say that something is so close to being correct or true that it can be regarded as correct or true

    [Idiom]  | "give a damn" 


    1: to care at all about someone or something —used in negative statements

    [Adjective]  | "damn" 


    1: having no exceptions or restrictions;


      * e.g., " ... that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down "



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    [Adverb]  | "damn" 


    1: to a great degree;


      * e.g., " ... told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky "





    [Noun]  | "damn" 


    1: the smallest amount or part imaginable;


      * e.g., " ... I don't want to hear about your problems—I just don't give a damn "



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    [Verb]  | "damn" 


    1: to use profane or obscene language at or about;


      * e.g., " ... damned the car for once again breaking down "





    2: to declare to be morally wrong or evil;


      * e.g., " ... a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council "



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    3: to impose a judicial punishment on;


      * e.g., " ... damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole "



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    [Phrase]  | "damn well" 


    1: without any question;


      * e.g., " ... He damn well better show up on time. "



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