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ALL meanings of damning

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  • adjective damning If you describe evidence or a report as damning, you mean that it suggests very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake. 3
  • adjective damning (of evidence or a report) suggesting very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake 3
  • noun damning (of a circumstance or piece of evidence) Strongly suggesting guilt or error. 1
  • adjective damning damned (defs 2, 3). 1
  • verb with object damning to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal. 1
  • verb with object damning to condemn as a failure: to damn a play. 1
  • verb with object damning to bring condemnation upon; ruin. 1
  • verb with object damning to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell. 1
  • verb with object damning to swear at or curse, using the word “damn”: Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! 1
  • verb without object damning to use the word “damn”; swear. 1
  • noun damning the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis. 1
  • noun damning something of negligible value: not worth a damn. 1
  • abbreviation DAMNING damned. 1
  • idioms damning damn well, Informal. damned (def 7). 1
  • idioms damning damn with faint praise, to praise so moderately as, in effect, to condemn: The critic damned the opera with faint praise when he termed the production adequate. 1
  • idioms damning give a damn, Informal. to care; be concerned; consider as important: You shouldn't give a damn about their opinions. Also, give a darn. 1
  • adjective damning incriminating 1
  • noun damning A condemnation. 0
  • noun damning An act of swearing with the word "damn". 0
  • verb damning present participle of damn. 0
  • adjective damning condemning. 0
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