Darned — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

repair by sewing

expletives used informally as intensifiers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsˈæmbɪɡjˌuːeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɑːnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɑːnd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsˈæmbɪɡjˌuːeɪt/.

Examples

darn socks
he's a blasted idiot
it's a blamed shame

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deuced goddam infernal blessed darn blamed goddamned damn damned blasted goddamn blame

Parts of Speech

verb	repair by sewing “darn socks”
adjective	expletives used informally as intensifiers “he's a blasted idiot”

Word Forms

darning	noun	the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
darner	noun	a person who mends by darning
damned	noun	people who are condemned to eternal punishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verdammt

Reparatur durch Nähen

🇫🇷French

sacrément

réparation par couture

🇪🇸Spanish

condenado

reparar cosiendo

🇮🇹Italian

maledetto

riparare cucendo

🇳🇱Dutch

verdomd

repareren door naaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

maldito

consertar costurando

🇷🇺Russian

чертовски

ремонт путем шитья

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रफ़ू किया हुआ

सिलाई द्वारा मरम्मत

🇧🇩Bengali

রাফ

সেলাই দ্বারা মেরামত

🇮🇳Tamil

தர்ணா செய்தேன்

தையல் மூலம் பழுது

🇮🇳Telugu

గంభీరమైన

కుట్టుపని ద్వారా మరమ్మత్తు

🇮🇳Marathi

रफ़ू

शिवणकाम करून दुरुस्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

રફૂ

સીવણ દ્વારા સમારકામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಾರ್ನ್ ಮಾಡಿದೆ

ಹೊಲಿಗೆ ಮೂಲಕ ದುರಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധൃതിപിടിച്ചു

തയ്യൽ വഴി നന്നാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਫੂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ

ਸਿਲਾਈ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

رفو

سلائی کی طرف سے مرمت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

该死的

缝合修复

🇯🇵Japanese

くそったれ

縫製による修理

🇰🇷Korean

감히

바느질로 수리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng nguyền rủa

sửa chữa bằng cách may

🇹🇭Thai

สาป

ซ่อมแซมโดยการเย็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkutuk

perbaikan dengan menjahit

🇲🇾Malay

terkutuk

membaiki dengan menjahit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرتق

إصلاح عن طريق الخياطة

🇮🇷Persian

لعنتی

تعمیر با دوخت

🇹🇷Turkish

belâ

dikişle tamir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעזאזל

תיקון על ידי תפירה

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