Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.

    Verdammnis

  2. (countable, uncountable)Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future, or the punishment itself.

    Verdammnis

More definitions
  • the act of damning
  • the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell

Examples

5 sentences
  1. It isn't possible to determine if there's either salvation or damnation.

    ruНевозможно определить, есть ли здесь спасение, или проклятье.

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  2. It's impossible to determine whether there's either salvation or damnation here.

    ruНевозможно определить, есть ли здесь спасение, или проклятье.

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  3. The damnation doesn't want to let us!

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  4. Hell and damnation!

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  5. Damnation Alley was a film and a novel about a post-apocalyptic future.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation:

Origin

From Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio.

From Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio.

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Forms

plural: damnations
Singulardamnation
Pluraldamnations

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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