Analysis Complete

damn

/ damn /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something of little value
"his promise is not worth a damn"
"not worth one red cent"
"not worth shucks"
Type of:
worthlessness
adjective satellite Sense 2
used as expletives
"oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
Similar:
cursed curst
adverb Sense 3
extremely
"you are bloody right"
"Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
Domain:
intensifier intensive
verb Sense 4
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch cursed the child"
Opposites:
bless
Type of:
raise conjure conjure up
Derived:
imprecation malediction damnation eternal damnation hex
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 5
expletives used informally as intensifiers
"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 goddamn"
Similar:
cursed curst
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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worthlessness cursed curst raise conjure conjure up bless