DAMN, verb transitive 1. To sentence to eternal torments in a future state; to punish in hell. 2. To condemn; to decide to be wrong or worthy of punishment; to censure; to reprobate. He that doubteth is damned if he eat. Romans 14:23 3. To condemn; to explode; to decide to be bad, mean, or displeasing, be hissing or any mark of disapprobation; as, to damn a play, or a mean author. 4. A word used in profaneness; a term of execration.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI