English Explanatory Dictionary

demnition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Damned.
adv
  1. Damned, very.
intj
  1. Damn (used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.).

Word forms

demnition

Etymology

Alteration of damnation; appears to have been popularized by the speech of the character Mr. Mantalini in Charles Dickens’ novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839).

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