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dammit

intj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdæmɪt/
  • /ˈdæmət/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmɪt
  • rhymes with -æmət
  • CMU ARPABET: D AE1 M IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Univerbation of damn + it.

Across languages

Translations

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اللُّعْنَة (al-luʕna) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Armenian: գրո՛ղը տանի (gróġə tani) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Azerbaijani: zibilə qalsın — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Azerbaijani: andıra qalsın — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Azerbaijani: zəhrimara qalsın — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Azerbaijani: poxa qalsın — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Belarusian: пра́клён (prákljon) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Bulgarian: по дяволите (po djavolite) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Catalan: maledicció — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 該死 /该死 (gāisǐ) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你妹 (nǐmèi) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我靠 (wǒkào) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Czech: sakra — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Czech: k čertu — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Czech: hergot — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Dutch: verdomme — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Esperanto: damne — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Esperanto: aĉ — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Finnish: pahus — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Finnish: hemmetti — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Finnish: hitto vie — expression of anger or disappointment
  • French: merde — expression of anger or disappointment
  • German: verdammt — expression of anger or disappointment
  • German: verdammt noch mal — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Greek: να πάρει ο διάβολος (na párei o diávolos) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Greek: να πάρει ο διάολος (na párei o diáolos) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Greek: διάβολε (diávole) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Greek: διάολε (diáole) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Greek: γαμώτο (gamóto) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Greek: γαμώ το (gamó to) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Hebrew: לְעֲזָאזֵל (l'azazél) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Hebrew: דאמיט (dámit) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Icelandic: fjandinn — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Icelandic: andskotinn — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Icelandic: djöfullinn — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Icelandic: helvítis — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Indonesian: sialan — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Indonesian: sialan bener — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Indonesian: kurang ajar — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Ingrian: cortta — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Italian: merda — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Italian: cazzo — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Italian: dannazione — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Italian: cavolo — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Italian: cribbio — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Japanese: しまった (shimatta) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Japanese: くそ (kuso) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Korean: 제기랄 (jegiral) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Latvian: sasodīts — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Limburgish: noondemieljaar — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Macedonian: по ѓаво́лите (po ǵavólite) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Macedonian: про́клетство (prókletstvo) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Macedonian: еба́го (ebágo) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Malay: sial — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Malay: jahanam — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Persian: لعنتی (la'nati) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Polish: kurde — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Polish: kuźwa — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Polish: cholera — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Polish: w mordę jeża — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Portuguese: porra — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Portuguese: merda — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Portuguese: raisparta — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Portuguese: maldição — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Romanian: băga-mi-aș! — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Romanian: la naiba! — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Russian: чёрт побери́ (čort poberí) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Russian: чёрт возьми́ (čort vozʹmí) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Russian: прокля́тие (prokljátije) — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Serbo-Croatian: kvragu — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Serbo-Croatian: ђаволи — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: mierda — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: joder — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: maldita sea — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: maldición — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: ñaca — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: carajo — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: coño — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: concha — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: cónchale — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Spanish: conchasumadre — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Swedish: fy tusan — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Swedish: fy fan — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Swedish: fy sjutton — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Swedish: jäklar — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Turkish: kahrolsun — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Turkish: lanet olsun — expression of anger or disappointment
  • Welsh: wfft — expression of anger or disappointment