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The dragoman answered Sidna, vous vous en souvenez Speak to me in Arabic, damn you!

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  1. transitive verb To pronounce an adverse judgment upon. See Synonyms at condemn.
  2. transitive verb To bring about the failure of; ruin.
  3. transitive verb To condemn as harmful, illegal, or immoral: a cleric who damned gambling and strong drink.

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  • His heart was wrung with pity, but he was thankful for every tear she shed; his gratefulness, however, found a curious inner expression Damn her--damn her--damn her--" he kept saying over and over to himself, and the mere repetition seemed to ease him of his over-powering surcharge of pity. —  Flamsted quarries
  • She leaned towards him to whisper her question as if she feared the dark might have ears Yes, I heard her--damn her! —  Flamsted quarries
  • But let me not, as Roderick Random says, 'profane the chaste mysteries of Hymen'[65]--damn the word, I had nearly spelt it with a small h I like Bell as well as you do (or did, you villain!) —  Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
  • The dragoman answered Sidna, vous vous en souvenez Speak to me in Arabic, damn you! —  Sister Teresa
  • At once the expression of pain that was in them as the lids rolled up gave way to a flash of hate You--damn you!" —  Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush
 

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  1. Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre, to condemn, inflict loss upon, from damnum, loss.

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  1. from Middle English damnen, usually dampnen, from Old French damner, danner, daner, demner, often dampner, dempner, French damner = Provencal damnar = Old Spanish damnar, dañar = Portuguese damnar = Italian dannare, condemn, damn (cf. Old High German firdamnōn, Middle High German verdamnen, German verdammen, damn), from Latin damnare, condemn, fine, from damnum, loss, harm, fine, penalty: see damage, and cf. condemn.
 

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