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Added 4 October 2026

damned

/dæmd/ adjective

In Latin: damnātus, condemnātus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about damned at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Godforsaken.
Variant of profane damn, used to express contempt, exasperation, etc. towards someone or something.
Their damned lawyers can go to hell.
Ellipsis of I'll be damned.
Damned if I know.

verb

simple past and past participle of damn

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