Damn (Verb)
Meaning
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She damn her enemies to eternal suffering for their cruel deeds.
- The villagers believed the old woman could damn those who wronged her to illness and misfortune.
- In her grief and anger, the widow sworn to damn the name of her husband's killer.
- The dictator damn his own people to poverty and starvation through his selfish policies.
- The vengeful spirit was said to damn anyone who disturbed its resting place.