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damn

/ˈdæm/DAM
/ˈdæm/DAM

Meaningto bring harm

Common meaning: to condemn

Journey through time

  1. Latindamnum, -ī‘loss, harm’
  2. Old Frenchdamunersource
  3. Middle Englishdamnensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsloss, harm → to condemndamn‘to condemn’ · today

damn also in: condemnindemnity

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin damnum ‘loss, harm’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry damnum, p. 511 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

condemnindemnity

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