Damn
adverb
Used to emphasize a statement or a word.
It's damn hard to throw him out.
Often appears as...
- damn hard
- damn good
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Informal
adjective
Used to express anger, surprise, or frustration.
That damn dog won't stop barking.
Often appears as...
- damn dog
- damn thing
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Informal
verb
To criticize strongly, or say you do not respect or approve of someone or something.
I'll be damned if I let him think I'm waiting for him.
Often appears as...
- be damned
- damn well
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Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
In religious context, to officially state that something or someone should go to hell.
In the church, they believe that God can damn you for your sins.
Often appears as...
- damn you
- damn for
Usage tips
Disapproving
Religious
adverb
Used to emphasize a statement or a word.
It's damn hard to throw him out.
Often appears as...
- damn hard
- damn good
Usage tips
Informal
adjective
Used to express anger, surprise, or frustration.
That damn dog won't stop barking.
Often appears as...
- damn dog
- damn thing
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To criticize strongly, or say you do not respect or approve of someone or something.
I'll be damned if I let him think I'm waiting for him.
Often appears as...
- be damned
- damn well
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
In religious context, to officially state that something or someone should go to hell.
In the church, they believe that God can damn you for your sins.
Often appears as...
- damn you
- damn for
Usage tips
Disapproving
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emphasis
Adds intensity, making the modified word stand out more than 'very' or 'extremely'.
That is damn important!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Speech
Common in casual conversations, but inappropriate in formal settings.
This is damn delicious!
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Offense
Some may find it rude or offensive, so know your audience before using it.
It's damn cold today!
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emphasis
Adds intensity, making the modified word stand out more than 'very' or 'extremely'.
That is damn important!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Speech
Common in casual conversations, but inappropriate in formal settings.
This is damn delicious!
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Offense
Some may find it rude or offensive, so know your audience before using it.
It's damn cold today!
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emphasis
Adds intensity, making the modified word stand out more than 'very' or 'extremely'.
That is damn important!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Speech
Common in casual conversations, but inappropriate in formal settings.
This is damn delicious!
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Offense
Some may find it rude or offensive, so know your audience before using it.
It's damn cold today!
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What does my headscarf...
The idea of finding someone different to mentor, someone who doesn't come from the same background as you, whatever that background is, is about opening doors for people who couldn't even get to the damn hallway. Because ladies and gentlemen, the world is not just. People are not born with equal opportunity.
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
straight lines are for losers losers I want to give it up for tedactive and the crew up at Whistler give it up to the Damned please they are a part of this I'll see you guys I have no idea what you do when we cut away from your feed so I sent someone I sent my producer and
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The terrors of sleep...
throughout time has had some kind of paranormal explanation for it. In medieval Europe, you might think that an incubus, a sex-hungry demon in male form, visited you in the night. In Scandinavia, the mare, a damned woman, is responsible for visiting sleepers
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Wild Beavers Return...
but they really do not know how to engineer a landscape the whole reason they build the dams is to create a certain depth of water if this is a deep river behind us say a meter plus deep they wouldn't bother to do any damning they'll just
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Are China and the US...
that those of us in the collective West are just too damned arrogant. That is, we don't recognize the problems in our own system, in our politics and our economics, and are very quick to point the finger elsewhere,
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Larry Smith: Why you...
"I am totally, completely competent," is damning yourself with the faintest of praise. And then, of course, another "Well, I would do this, I would do this, but, but --
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Sir David Attenborough...
frustrated by this damned female is not being impressed but i think when viewers see it they will see yeah we've seen something of an ostrich we've never seen before
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A Collection Of Autumn...
so important is there damn to them that if they detect the slightest leak usually by hearing the sound of trickling water they start repair work
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Saving Bears In The...
I know absolute firm believer that you need to be an optimist to be in conservation you can have a terrible damn thing is it
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Building a Bench in the...
Oh, dammit, slipped chain. I hate these. Small limbs like that, it happens with chain saws. I got to fix this up.
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What does my headscarf...
The idea of finding someone different to mentor, someone who doesn't come from the same background as you, whatever that background is, is about opening doors for people who couldn't even get to the damn hallway. Because ladies and gentlemen, the world is not just. People are not born with equal opportunity.
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
straight lines are for losers losers I want to give it up for tedactive and the crew up at Whistler give it up to the Damned please they are a part of this I'll see you guys I have no idea what you do when we cut away from your feed so I sent someone I sent my producer and
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The terrors of sleep...
throughout time has had some kind of paranormal explanation for it. In medieval Europe, you might think that an incubus, a sex-hungry demon in male form, visited you in the night. In Scandinavia, the mare, a damned woman, is responsible for visiting sleepers
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Wild Beavers Return...
but they really do not know how to engineer a landscape the whole reason they build the dams is to create a certain depth of water if this is a deep river behind us say a meter plus deep they wouldn't bother to do any damning they'll just
Video examples
Are China and the US...
that those of us in the collective West are just too damned arrogant. That is, we don't recognize the problems in our own system, in our politics and our economics, and are very quick to point the finger elsewhere,
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Larry Smith: Why you...
"I am totally, completely competent," is damning yourself with the faintest of praise. And then, of course, another "Well, I would do this, I would do this, but, but --
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Sir David Attenborough...
frustrated by this damned female is not being impressed but i think when viewers see it they will see yeah we've seen something of an ostrich we've never seen before
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A Collection Of Autumn...
so important is there damn to them that if they detect the slightest leak usually by hearing the sound of trickling water they start repair work
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Saving Bears In The...
I know absolute firm believer that you need to be an optimist to be in conservation you can have a terrible damn thing is it
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Building a Bench in the...
Oh, dammit, slipped chain. I hate these. Small limbs like that, it happens with chain saws. I got to fix this up.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my problem is. I could literally have a tumor on the side of my head and they'd be like, 'Yeah, big deal. I'd eat a tumor every morning for the kinda money you're pulling down.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
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Johnny Cash
American Singer
Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
God ain't got nothing to do with winning a damn football game.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Life is just one damned thing after another.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
That's the trouble with being me. At this point, nobody gives a damn what my problem is. I could literally have a tumor on the side of my head and they'd be like, 'Yeah, big deal. I'd eat a tumor every morning for the kinda money you're pulling down.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
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Johnny Cash
American Singer
Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
God ain't got nothing to do with winning a damn football game.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Life is just one damned thing after another.
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