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damn
01
used to express frustration or disappointment
Informal
Vulgar
Examples
Damn, I failed the exam again.
02
used to express surprise or astonishment
Examples
Damn, she's good at playing the piano!
damn
01
used as expletives
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
ungradable
02
expletives used informally as intensifiers
to damn
01
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
damn
3rd person singular
damns
Past simple
damned
Past participle
damned
damn
01
used to add emphasis or intensity to a statement
Informal
Grammatical Information
adverb of degree
Examples
That 's a damn good burger – best I've had in years.
Damn
01
something of little value
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
damns
