damndest
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈdæmndɪst/
- NSFW
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- And he will do his damndest to put your mind at rest.
- try their damndest
Examples
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I'm going to do my damndest to do the same.
Blog text (13) -
I was an emotional wreck inside, but trying my damndest to hold it together for everyone else.
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It's like the city is doing their damndest to tell the whole world.
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Or at least that they will try their damndest to fight for these issues even if they fail.
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I try my damndest to be as civil as I can in all my posts.
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I will do my damndest to get them thinking straight up front, but if I fail, I'm handing them over to you.
Academic text (2009) -
CAFO owners have done their damndest to keep their operations from public and government scrutiny.
Blog text (9) -
There's a revolution taking place, and the media is doing its damndest to bury it.
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Congressional Republicans have done their damndest to stonewall him.
Blog text (22) -
He will do his damndest to finish the project on time.
Synonyms
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2.4
A strong attempt someone makes to succeed at something
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9.1
A very strong effort that someone makes to do something
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9.1
To try as hard as possible
To try very hard to do something
The hardest effort someone can give
Antonyms
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
damndest = damned (semi-transparent) = damn + ed + est
Built as the superlative of 'damned' (damned + -est) and used idiomatically in phrases like 'do my damnedest' to mean 'greatest possible effort', so the morphological link is visible but the sense is idiomatic.
Etymology
Damndest (as in 'do your damndest') also comes from damn + -est, meaning 'the most' or 'very much'. That's why to do your damndest is to try with all your strength or 'try very hard'.