damn
something of little value (Freq. 1)
- his promise is not worth a damn
- not worth one red cent
- not worth shucks
• Syn:
darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks,
tinker's damn, tinker's dam
• Derivationally related forms:
shitty (for: shit)
• Hypernyms:
worthlessness, ineptitude
wish harm upon;
invoke evil upon (Freq. 7)
- The bad witch cursed the child
• Syn:
curse, beshrew, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise,
imprecate, maledict
• Ant:
bless (for: curse)
• Derivationally related forms:
malediction (for: maledict), imprecation (for: imprecate), damnatory, damnation, curse (for: curse)
• Hypernyms:
raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke,
stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
1. used as expletives (Freq. 19)
- oh, damn (or goddamn)!
• Syn:
goddamn
• Similar to:
cursed, curst
2. expletives used informally as intensifiers (Freq. 2)
- he's a blasted idiot
- it's a blamed shame
- a blame cold winter
- not a blessed dime
- I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
- he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
- a deuced idiot
- an infernal nuisance
• Syn:
blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damned,
darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
• Similar to:
cursed, curst
• Derivationally related forms:
damned (for: damned)
extremely (Freq. 2)
- you are bloody right
- Why are you so all-fired aggressive?
• Syn:
bloody, all-fired
• Usage Domain:
intensifier, intensive
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