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- pronunciation:
- daem
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
damns, damning, damned |
| definition 1: |
to declare the immorality or unworthiness of; condemn.
Why do you damn him when your behavior is not morally correct either?- synonyms:
- condemn, execrate
- antonyms:
- praise
- similar words:
- anathematize, denounce, fulminate, interdict, proscribe
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| definition 2: |
in theology, to condemn to suffering in hell.
Her father is religious and believes his daughter will be damned for her sin.- synonyms:
- condemn
- antonyms:
- save
- similar words:
- anathematize, condemn, doom
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| definition 3: |
to cause the failure of; ruin.
The scandal damned his re-election campaign.- synonyms:
- blast, dash, ruin
- antonyms:
- save
- similar words:
- kill, spoil
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| related words: |
blast, curse, profane |
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| derivation: |
damner (n.) |
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