damned

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dæmd/ UK /dæmd/ See IPA manual

adj adv

Meanings

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adj
condemned to hell, or used as an intensifier of annoyance

That damned door won't stay shut.

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1 adj · condemned to hell, or used... condemned accursed cursed doomed infernal

Opposites

blessed savedredeemed

Word family

Derived forms damnedest

Related forms damn damnation damnable

Etymology

Past participle of 'damn', from Old French damner, from Latin damnare ('to condemn, inflict loss'), from damnum ('loss, harm').

damnare Latin damnum Latin

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# damned

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**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

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