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adjective

ˈda-miŋ How to pronounce damning (audio)
Definition of damningnext
as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars

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verb

present participle of damn
1
as in cursing
to use profane or obscene language at or about damned the car for once again breaking down

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2
as in denouncing
to declare to be morally wrong or evil a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council

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3
as in sentencing
to impose a judicial punishment on damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole

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Recent Examples of damning
Adjective
Republican groups have also highlighted other clips of Piker discussing his views, portraying the remarks as politically damning. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 Republicans and Democrats built these programs together, which is what makes the silence so damning. — Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
Los Angeles Police Department Detective Corey Ferrel testified about damning text message communications Monday as Burke's week-long preliminary hearing neared an end, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Lawmakers had started impeachment proceedings in June after a damning parliamentary report concluded the president had a case to answer regarding the handling of the theft, including why such large amounts of cash were kept in a sofa at the farm. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for damning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damning
  1. disastrous
  2. cursing
  3. denouncing
  4. sentencing
  5. unfortunate
  6. blaming
  7. condemning
  8. fatal
Adjective
  • Arjun Poudel, a health reporter in Nepal, was commuting to the offices of the Kathmandu Post, in the country’s capital, when messages started coming in about a disastrous flood in his home town, close to the border with China.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Since a disastrous debut, the rookie right-hander has allowed just two runs over his last 9 2/3 innings with 15 strikeouts.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disastrous
Verb
  • Video that the teen lobster diver's family shared with ABC Miami affiliate WSVN allegedly shows Simpson swimming away from the third lung and back to the Contender vessel as people on Del Sol's boat began yelling and cursing at him.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Obumseli chronicled their arguments in a series of recordings, which caught Clenney angrily screaming, berating and cursing him out using racist slurs.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of cursing
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  • Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators.
    — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Many actors have opened up about their experiences with Botox, with some denouncing the injectable.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of denouncing
Verb
  • But if convicted, the judge would have the option of sentencing him as a juvenile, as an adult or imposing a juvenile sentence that could convert to an adult sentence if he is not rehabilitated.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The state should provide pathways to employment for these individuals rather than sentencing them to jail time when possible, said Sharp-Collins in the Assembly.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of sentencing
Adjective
  • Hall was excellent for Newcastle against Liverpool in the clubs’ season opener on Sunday, and unfortunate to concede a stoppage-time penalty for the equaliser.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • People have an unfortunate tendency to make this song sound dour, but Garcia fills it with energy.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfortunate
Verb
  • While there is plenty of frustration about prices, there are also voters willing to make adjustments without blaming Republicans.
    — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No one should reach the end of their life blaming themselves for cancer being detected too late.
    — Kim Johnson, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blaming
Verb
  • Public monuments condemning slavery have been removed, and Confederate names have been restored to Army bases.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But the dispute quickly escalated into a reputational crisis for the biennale, with artists from Taiwan and China condemning the name change as a betrayal of its founding ideals.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemning
Adjective
  • An incident that for others might be fatal—a free fall from a high bridge—affects the coyote for only a brief moment.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There is a broad debate over the applicability of PNB to modern anti-trust cases, with many legal scholars finding the application of a random number, without any real analysis of the potential harm a merger might cause, to be a fatal flaw.
    — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damning. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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