to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.

to condemn as a failure

to damn a play.

to bring condemnation upon; ruin.

to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell.

to swear at or curse, using the word damn

Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

to use the word damn; swear.

(used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)

the utterance of damn in swearing or for emphasis.

something of negligible value

not worth a damn.

damned ( defs. 2, 3 ) .

damned. ?

damn well

Informal . damned ( def. 7 ) .

damn with faint praise, to praise so moderately as, in effect

to condemn

The critic damned the opera with faint praise when he termed the production adequate.

give a damn

Informal . to care; be concerned; consider as important

You shouldn't give a damn about their opinions. Also, give a darn.

verb

bless , cherish , commend , elevate , exalt , favor , glorify , laud , praise , promote

verb

abuse , anathematize , attack , ban , banish , blaspheme , blast , castigate , cast out , censure , complain of , confound , convict , criticize , cry down , curse , cuss , darn , denunciate , doom , drat , excommunicate , excoriate , execrate , expel , flame , fulminate against , imprecate , inveigle against , jinx , object to , objurgate , pan * , penalize , proscribe , punish , revile , sentence , slam , swear , thunder againstnotes:a dam is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water while damn is used as an expletive meaning cursed , condemned to hell , condemn , denounce , reprobate

noun

hoot , iota , jot , ounce , shred , whit

adjective

accursed , blasted , blessed , bloody , confounded , cursed , darn , execrable , infernal