damned C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /dæmd/ UK /dæmd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj condemned to hell, or used as an intensifier of annoyance That damned door won't stay shut. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · condemned to hell, or used... condemnedaccursedcurseddoomedinfernal ↔ Opposites blessedsavedredeemed Word family Derived forms damnedest Related forms damndamnationdamnable Appears in Proverbs (3) See all Publish and be damned! The public be damned There are lies, damn lies, and statistics Matching variant: There are lies, damned lies, and statistics Etymology AI details Past participle of 'damn', from Old French damner, from Latin damnare ('to condemn, inflict loss'), from damnum ('loss, harm'). damnare Latin damnum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # damned **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dæmd/ **IPA (UK):** /dæmd/ ## Meanings 1. condemned to hell, or used as an intensifier of annoyance ## Examples - That damned door won't stay shut. ## Synonyms - condemned - accursed - cursed - doomed - infernal ## Antonyms - blessed - saved - redeemed ## Derived Forms - damnedest ## Related Forms - damn - damnation - damnable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: damnare - Root: damnum ## Etymology Past participle of 'damn', from Old French damner, from Latin damnare ('to condemn, inflict loss'), from damnum ('loss, harm'). ## AI Etymology Damned is the past participle of 'damn', from Old French damner, from Latin damnare ('to condemn, inflict loss'), from damnum ('loss, harm'). The historical trail runs through Latin damnare and Latin damnum. In modern use it means condemned to hell, or used as an intensifier of annoyance. Derived formations include damnedest; related forms include damn, damnation, damnable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown