Definition
Cursed or condemned; used as an intensifier to express frustration or emphasis about something negative.
Etymology
From Old French 'damner' and Latin 'damnare' meaning 'to condemn.' The word originally had religious significance but became a common mild curse word in everyday English.
Kelly Says
This word shows how religious concepts from centuries ago became everyday swear words—'damned' originally meant literally sent to hell, but now people casually say 'that damned cat' without thinking about the theological origins.
Translations
CSČeština
prokletý
pro-klet-y
DADansk
forbandet
for-ban-det
DEDeutsch
verdammt
ver-dammt
ELΕλληνικά
αμαρτωλός
a-mar-to-los
ESEspañol
maldito
mal-dee-to
FAفارسی
لعنت شده
la-an-t sho-deh
FISuomi
kirottu
ki-rot-tu
HUMagyar
átkozott
át-ko-zott
IDBahasa Indonesia
terkutuk
ter-ku-tuk
ITItaliano
dannato
dan-na-to
KO한국어
저주받은
jeo-ju-ba-neun
MRMR
अभिशापित
abhishaapit
MSBahasa Melayu
terkutuk
ter-ku-tuk
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pya-ng-la-e
NLNederlands
vervloekt
ver-vloekt
NONorsk
forbannet
for-ban-net
PLPolski
przeklęty
prze-kłe-ty
PTPortuguês
amaldiçoado
a-mal-dee-sah-do
RORomână
blestemat
ble-ste-mat
RUРусский
проклятый
pro-klya-tyy
SVSvenska
förbannad
for-ban-nad
SWKiswahili
laaniwa
la-a-ni-wa
TAதமிழ்
சபிக்கப்பட்ட
sa-pi-kka-ppa-t-ta
TEతెలుగు
శాపించబడిన
sha-ap-in-cha-ba-din
THไทย
สาปแช่ง
saap-chaeng
TLTL
pinakasing-swerte
pi-na-ka-sin-g-swerte
TRTürkçe
lanetlen
la-net-len
UKУкраїнська
проклятий
pro-klya-tyy
VITiếng Việt
kẻ bị nguyền rủa
ke bi nguyen rua
YOYO
awon ti o jẹ́ gbàgbọ́
awon ti o je gbàgbọ́