Damned (Adjective)
Meaning 1
In danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The damned souls in the painting were depicted as being consumed by flames and despair.
- As he walked through the abandoned asylum, he couldn't help but think of the damned spirits that might still reside there.
- The preacher warned the congregation of the fate that awaited the damned who refused to repent.
- The villagers believed that the old mansion was cursed, home to the damned spirits of those who had died within its walls.
- In the ancient text, the damned were described as being forced to wander the earth for eternity, never finding peace.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance".
Classification
All adjective clusters.