damning
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈdæmɪŋ/
:
demoledor
- In fact, in all my years of prosecuting, I never seen a more damning piece of evidence.
- damning evidence
- a damning report
- a damning indictment
There's a even more damning criticism that gets made here.
- There's a even more damning criticism that gets made here.
- It was actually, the Wiener laptop was far more damning and far more complicated.
- That video would be the single most damning piece of evidence they claim that they have.
- So, you know, these might be viewed more as quibbles than genuine, like damning complaints on my part.
- I'm torn because yes, yes, him refusing to say the election is over, that's damning as hell, right?
- This is a a pretty damning blow against phrenology.
- A damning A damning chain of texts.
- You would have thought, well, that's damning evidence because we don't know what you thought.
- There were some pretty, pretty damning listen, I don't know.
- This whole thing is, it's just damning and sad.
- But when you see the pattern, it's pretty damning.
- I don't know if you want to see any more Snapchat all, it's not damning.
Examples
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I'm torn because yes, yes, him refusing to say the election is over, that's damning as hell, right?
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Her remarks in the interview were damning, revealing the extent of her mismanagement.
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That video would be the single most damning piece of evidence they claim that they have.
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Next one, however, is much more damning in my opinion.
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The Bank's finding is especially damning since so much development assistance has gone to infrastructure.
Academic text (1998) -
No testimony can be more damning than one brother against another.
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For, clever as you are, you left one damning piece of evidence at the scene of the crime.
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Their complete absence in the diaries would seem to be damning evidence.
Academic text (1991) -
That's pretty damning evidence, Mr. Crawford.
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During the trial, arguably the most damning evidence against the prisoners was the testimony of two Atlanta detectives.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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7.2
Showing that someone may be guilty of a crime
How Damning
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word damning comes from the Latin damnare, 'to condemn', the same idea behind the word condemn. So a damning report or testimony is like a judgment that shows someone is clearly guilty or very wrong.