damned
UK: dæmd | US: dæmd
adj. condemned or punished by a higher power (e.g., divine judgment)
adj. (informal) used to express anger, frustration, or emphasis
adv. (informal) extremely or utterly
The word "damned" originates from the Latin damnāre, meaning "to condemn." It entered Middle English via Old French damner, retaining its core sense of divine punishment. The informal intensifier usage ("damned good") emerged in the 18th century, reflecting secularization of the term's severity. The -ed suffix marks its participial form, originally passive ("condemned by God") but later generalized for emphasis.
The priest warned that sinners would be damned for eternity.
She was damned by her own reckless actions.
This damned computer keeps crashing!
He’s a damned fool for ignoring the warnings.
The movie was damned by critics but loved by audiences.