Damned meaning

What does “damned” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“damned” is a noun, adjective and adverb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: people who are condemned to eternal punishment.

damned

noun

  1. people who are condemned to eternal punishment

    “he felt he had visited the realm of the damned”

adjective

  1. expletives used informally as intensifiers

    “he's a blasted idiot”

    “it's a blamed shame”

  2. in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell

    “poor damned souls”

adverb

  1. in a damnable manner

    “kindly Arthur--so damnably, politely, endlessly persistent!”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University