to bedamn
9.9
To wish harm or a curse on someone
- verb
- Offensive
:
maldecir
- He felt the need to bedamn anyone who would harm his family.
Examples
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In his rage, he vowed to bedamn the rival who betrayed him.
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Hurricane Sandy, bedamned, she gives me a good excuse to stay indoors, so I will be making bangles!
Blog text (8) -
The angry villagers swore to bedamn the witch who cursed their crops.
Synonyms
to curse
vsto bedamn
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4.8
To wish harm on someone using magic
is the same idea phrased in a different traditional form
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7.6
To wish bad things to happen to someone by calling on a magic power
is broader and can include any way of wishing harm
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9.9
To say that someone will have bad luck or be punished
expresses wishing harm but without declaring formal divine doom
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9.9
To wish bad things to happen to someone
states the same harmful wish in a more general modern sense
9.9
To wish harm or bad luck on someone
focuses on the act of wishing harm rather than the uttering alone
9.9
To wish bad things to happen to someone, often by saying a curse
expresses the same wish but not only through spoken curses
9.9
To say in public that someone or something is evil and should be avoided
focuses on wishing harm rather than formal condemnation
Antonyms
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bedamn is made from the be- part plus damn, where damn means 'to condemn' or 'curse'. So to bedamn someone is to give a strong curse or wish them harm.