Collins English-English Dictionary

damn [dæm]

1. 1. interj [slang] an exclamation of annoyance (often in exclamatory phrases such as damn it! damn you! etc)

2. 2. interj [informal] an exclamation of surprise or pleasure (esp in the exclamatory phrase damn me!)

3. 3. adj [prenominal] [slang] deserving damnation; detestable

4. 4. adj [prenominal] [slang] (intensifier)

   damn fool

   a damn good pianist

5. 5. vb [mainly tr] to condemn as bad, worthless, etc

6. 6. vb to curse

7. 7. vb to condemn to eternal damnation

8. 8. vb [often passive] to doom to ruin; cause to fail

   the venture was damned from the start

9. 9. vb [also intr] to prove (someone) guilty

   damning evidence

10. 10. vb to swear (at) using the word damn

11. 11. n [slang] something of negligible value; jot (esp in the phrase not worth a damn)

12. 12. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French dampner, from Latin damnare to injure, condemn, from damnum loss, injury, penalty