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Damned vs Damn - What's the difference?

damned | damn |

Damn is a related term of damned.

Damn is a synonym of damned.



As adjectives the difference between damned and damn

is that damned is god-forsaken while damn is Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

As adverbs the difference between damned and damn

is that damned is very while damn is very, extremely.

As verbs the difference between damned and damn

is that damned is past tense of damn while damn is to condemn to hell.

As an interjection damn is

Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. See also dammit.

As a noun damn is

the use of "damn" as a curse.

damned

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • god-forsaken
  • Variant of profane damn.
    • His damned cards are scattered!

    Usage notes

    * Used as an example of something someone is not: (term); .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (vulgar) Very.
    • What's so damned important about a football game?

    Verb

    (head)
  • (damn)

    • Anagrams

    * * English degree adverbs

    damn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (theology, transitive, intransitive) To condemn to hell.
    • The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
    Only God can ''damn.'' — ''I '''damn you eternally, fiend!
  • To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
  • To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
    • I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
  • To condemn as unfit, harmful, of poor quality, unsuccessful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] without hearing.
  • (profane) To curse; put a curse upon.
    • That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
  • (archaic) To invoke damnation; to curse.
  • * Goldsmith:
    • while I inwardly damn .

    Related terms

    * damnation * damned * damnable * dammit * give a damn * tinker's damn * goddammit * God damn, goddamn * goddamned * damn skippy * damn straight * damn by association * damn with faint praise * damn the torpedoes * damn your eyes * damn your hide

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (profane) Fucking; bloody.
    • Shut the damn door!

    Synonyms

    * see also

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (profane) Very, extremely.
    • That car was going damn fast!

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (profane)

    • Derived terms

    * dayum * darn * dizamn

    Synonyms

    * see also '''

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The use of "damn" as a curse.
    • said a few damns and left
  • (profane) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value.
    • The new hires aren't worth a damn .
  • (profane) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
    • I don’t give a damn .