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- [dam-puh n]
- /ˈdæm pən/
- /ˈdæm.pən/
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- [dam-puh n]
- /ˈdæm pən/
Definitions of dampened word
- verb with object dampened to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge. 1
- verb with object dampened to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits. 1
- verb with object dampened damp (def 10). 1
- verb without object dampened to become damp. 1
- noun dampened Simple past tense and past participle of dampen. 1
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Origin of dampened
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; damp + -en1
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Parts of speech for Dampened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dampened popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dampened usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dampened
adjective dampened
- dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
- atrabilious — irritable
- broody — You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way.
- mopey — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- mopish — given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
Antonyms for dampened
verb dampened
- increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
Top questions with dampened
- what is dampened skin?
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