goddamn
goddamn Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Used as an intensive to express anger, annoyance, frustration, or strong emphasis regarding a person or thing (vulgar, informal).
"He spent the entire afternoon trying to fix the goddamn printer."
• adverb
Extremely or very; used as a vulgar intensifier to modify an adjective or another adverb.
"It is too goddamn cold outside to wait for the bus."
• interjection
Used as a vulgar exclamation to express sudden anger, frustration, surprise, or dismay.
"Goddamn, I left my keys locked inside the car again!"
• verb
To curse, swear at, or condemn someone or something angrily using profanity.
"He stood by the roadside and goddamned the flat tire in frustration."
Word Nuance & Usage
Considered vulgar and potentially offensive due to its use of religious profanity, this word should be avoided in formal, academic, and professional contexts. As an adjective, it functions strictly attributively (placed directly before a noun) and cannot be used predicatively.
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 17th century as a contraction of the imprecatory phrase 'God damn (it)', invoking divine condemnation.