- the act of damning or state of being damned
- an exclamation of anger, disappointment, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dam•na•tion /dæmˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
interj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the act of damning or the state of being damned.
interj.
- (used to express anger, upset, etc.)
dam•na•tion
(dam nā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
interj.
- the act of damning or the state of being damned.
- a cause or occasion of being damned.
- Religion[Theol.]condemnation to eternal punishment as a consequence of sin.
- an oath expressing anger, disappointment, etc.
interj.
- (used in exclamatory phrases to express anger, disappointment, etc.)
- Latin damnātiōn- (stem of damnātiō), equivalent. to damnāt(us) (past participle of damnāre; see damn, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- Old French damnation
- Middle English dam(p)nacioun 1250–1300
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damnation /dæmˈneɪʃən/ n
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