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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Verdammt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈdamt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Goddamnit/ˌɡɒdˈdæm.ɪt/
interjectionCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Verdammt, ich habe meine Schlüssel vergessen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As interjection
  1. 1

    Used to express extreme annoyance, anger, disappointment, or frustration.

    "Goddamnit, I left my keys on the kitchen table again."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the imperative phrase 'God damn it', combining the divine name, a religious prohibition or condemnation, and the pronoun object. Originally perceived strictly as a blasphemous oath in earlier centuries, it has grammaticalized over time into a standard conversational interjection expressing frustration or anger.

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