damn

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something of little value
  2. verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
  3. adjective used as expletives

Etymology

From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam

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