damning

[ dam-ing, dam-ning ]

/ ˈdæm ɪŋ, ˈdæm nɪŋ /

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adjective

causing incrimination: damning evidence.

Origin of damning

First recorded in 1590–1600; damn + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM damning

damn·ing·ly, adverb damn·ing·ness, noun self-damn·ing, adjective

Words nearby damning

damnatory, damned, damned if i do, damned if i don't, damnedest, damnify, damning, damnyankee, damocles, damocles, sword of, damodar, damoiselle

Definition for damning (2 of 2)

damn

[ dam ]

/ dæm /

verb (used with object)

to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.

to condemn as a failure: to damn a play.

to bring condemnation upon; ruin.

to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell.

to swear at or curse, using the word “damn”: Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

verb (used without object)

to use the word “damn”; swear.

interjection

(used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)

noun

the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.

something of negligible value: not worth a damn.

adjective

damned(defs 2, 3).

adverb

damned.

Origin of damn

1250–1300; Middle English dam(p)nen < Old French dam(p)ner < Latin damnāre to condemn, derivative of damnum damage, fine, harm

SYNONYMS FOR damn

2 berate, censure, denounce, disparage, blast.

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OTHER WORDS FROM damn

damn·er, noun pre·damn, verb (used with object)

Example sentences from the Web for damning

Even though a grand jury chose not to indict the cop who killed Eric Garner, the video is damning of police.

‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture |Michael Daly |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There is already a damning common denominator between the two shootings: the Cleveland police department itself.

The Cleveland Cops Who Fired 137 Shots and Cried Victim |Michael Daly |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But, as is often the case, what may be equally as damning as the crime will be the cover-up.

The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero |Clive Irving |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The testimony is damning: the world has not learned its lesson.

The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’ |Nina Strochlic |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

A new report by Human Rights Watch released Tuesday is damning.

Forget About a Kindler Gentler Iran |Nina Strochlic |August 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Let us try the test of an expression somewhat kindred in etymology: such a word as would carry upon its face a damning solecism.

Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 |W. E. Gladstone
Poor man, he did not know of the damning circumstances which the Inspector had so cleverly woven into his accusing theory.

The Green God |Frederic Arnold Kummer
The striking simile of the thin end of the wedge was recurred to by him for a damning illustration.

Beauchamp's Career, Complete |George Meredith
Still, O heaven, the dreadful, damning words ring in my ears!

Love and Intrigue |Friedrich Schiller
When restored does he show his gratitude by praising the drug and damning the doctor?

The Christ |John Eleazer Remsburg

British Dictionary definitions for damning

damn

/ (dæm) /

interjection

slang an exclamation of annoyance (often in exclamatory phrases such as damn it! damn you! etc)

informal an exclamation of surprise or pleasure (esp in the exclamatory phrase damn me!)

adjective

(prenominal) slang deserving damnation; detestable

adverb, adjective (prenominal)

slang (intensifier) damn fool; a damn good pianist

adverb

damn all slang absolutely nothing

verb (mainly tr)

to condemn as bad, worthless, etc

to curse

to condemn to eternal damnation

(often passive) to doom to ruin; cause to fail the venture was damned from the start

(also intr) to prove (someone) guilty damning evidence

to swear (at) using the word damn

as near as damn it British informal as near as possible; very near

damn with faint praise to praise so unenthusiastically that the effect is condemnation

noun

slang something of negligible value; jot (esp in the phrase not worth a damn)

not give a damn informal to be unconcerned; not care

Word Origin for damn

C13: from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre to injure, condemn, from damnum loss, injury, penalty

Idioms and Phrases with damning

damn

In addition to the idioms beginning with damn

damned if I do, damned if I don't
damn well
damn with faint praise

also see:

do one's damnedest
give a damn
not worth a dime (tinker's damn)

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damning

adjective

Origin of damning

OTHER WORDS FROM damning

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Definition for damning (2 of 2)

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

interjection

noun

adjective

adverb

Origin of damn

SYNONYMS FOR damn

OTHER WORDS FROM damn

Example sentences from the Web for damning

British Dictionary definitions for damning

interjection

adjective

adverb, adjective (prenominal)

adverb

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Word Origin for damn

Idioms and Phrases with damning

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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damning

adjective

Origin of damning

OTHER WORDS FROM damning

Words nearby damning

Definition for damning (2 of 2)

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

interjection

noun

adjective

adverb

Origin of damn

SYNONYMS FOR damn

OTHER WORDS FROM damn

Words related to damning

Example sentences from the Web for damning

British Dictionary definitions for damning

interjection

adjective

adverb, adjective (prenominal)

adverb

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Word Origin for damn

Idioms and Phrases with damning