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damned

damned

90 7.5
Marked as being punished forever in hell
  • adjective
  • /dæmd/
translation icon : condenado
  • Her soul is damned for all eternity after her terrible deeds.
  • damned souls
  • blessed or damned

If you don't, you're damned to eternal darkness and suffering.

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Examples

  • If you don't, you're damned to eternal darkness and suffering.

  • Her soul is damned.

  • His body was left to rot and his soul was damned for all eternity.

  • Their damned souls will be ours.

  • There they are down there dancing and having a wonderful time, and they're all damned.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Indeed, the grisly punishments that God would visit upon the damned were never far from his mind in these months.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Bruegel's Justitia is clearly damned with the sin of duplicity.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If you choose to betray your friends, you are damned to suffer the consequences.

  • In the story, the villain's damned existence was a result of his pact with dark forces.

Synonyms

cursed
vsdamned
  • Literature
1 7.4

Condemned to suffer in Hell forever

is the same meaning but differs only as a different word form
accursed
vsdamned
  • Literature
8.8

Suffering bad luck and likely to have more trouble

refers specifically to being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell

Antonyms

redeemed
  • Formal
7.5

Saved from sin by forgiveness when you believe

Idioms

31 9.9

An expression of strong surprise or refusal to do something

9.9

Do something while not caring about rules, risks, or what others think

People treat you as bad because you are connected to someone who did wrong

A situation where any choice leads to trouble or criticism

A strong way to say you refuse or do not believe something

How Cursed

damned
90 7.5
accursed
  • Literature
8.8
curst
  • Archaic
1 9.9
unlucky
91 1.0

Surface Forms

damned positive

Morphology

damned = damn (transparent) = damn + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'damn'; meaning 'condemned' follows directly.

Etymology

Damned comes from Latin damnare 'to condemn' and the idea of being judged and sent to hell. That history explains why damned describes someone doomed to eternal punishment.