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Meaning of 'damned' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Damned [ a.]
- Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned; consigned to perdition.
- Hateful; detestable; abominable.
2 . Damned [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Damn

Meaning of 'damned' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . damned [ n]
Meaning (1):
- people who are condemned to eternal punishment
Example in sentence:
  • he felt he had visited the realm of the damned
2 . damned [ r]
Meaning (2):
- in a damnable manner
Example in sentence:
  • kindly Arthur--so damnably, politely, endlessly persistent!
3 . damned [ s]
Meaning (3):
- expletives used informally as intensifiers
Example in sentence:
  • a blame cold winter;
  • a deuced idiot;
  • an infernal nuisance;
  • he's a blasted idiot;
  • he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool;
  • I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing;
  • it's a blamed shame;
  • not a blessed dime
Meaning (4):
- in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
Example in sentence:
  • poor damned souls

Nearby Words:

dam damage damage feasant damageable damages damaging daman damar damascene damascus

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