Goddam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expletives used informally as intensifiers

extremely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɒdam/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɒdam/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈeɪɚz/.

Examples

he's a blasted idiot
it's a blamed shame
a blame cold winter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deuced darned infernal blessed blamed goddamned damn damned blasted goddamn blame

Parts of Speech

adjective	expletives used informally as intensifiers “he's a blasted idiot”
adverb	extremely “you are goddamn right!”

Word Forms

damned

noun

people who are condemned to eternal punishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verdammt

Sprengstoffe, die informell als Verstärker verwendet werden

🇫🇷French

putain

jurons utilisés de manière informelle comme intensificateurs

🇪🇸Spanish

maldita sea

palabrotas utilizadas informalmente como intensificadores

🇮🇹Italian

maledizione

imprecazioni usate informalmente come intensificatori

🇳🇱Dutch

godverdomme

krachttermen informeel gebruikt als versterkers

🇵🇹Portuguese

droga

palavrões usados informalmente como intensificadores

🇷🇺Russian

черт возьми

ругательства, неофициально используемые в качестве усилителей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हे भगवान!

अपशब्दों का अनौपचारिक रूप से गहनता के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গডডাম

অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে intensifier হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত expletives

🇮🇳Tamil

தெய்வம்

முறைசாரா முறையில் தீவிரப்படுத்திகளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் வெடிபொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దేవుడా

ఎక్స్‌ప్లేటివ్‌లు అనధికారికంగా ఇంటెన్సిఫైయర్‌లుగా ఉపయోగించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गॉडम

अनौपचारिकरीत्या तीव्र करणारे म्हणून वापरलेले एक्स्प्लेटिव्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભગવાન

ઇન્ટેન્સિફાયર તરીકે અનૌપચારિક રીતે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા એક્સપ્લેટિવ્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೇವತೆ

ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಇಂಟೆನ್ಸಿಫೈಯರ್‌ಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸುವ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಪ್ಲೇಟಿವ್‌ಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൈവമേ

തീവ്രതയായി അനൗപചാരികമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന എക്സ്പ്ലറ്റീവുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਬ

ਅਨੌਪਚਾਰਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੰਟੈਂਸਿਫਾਇਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڈڈم

غیر رسمی طور پر استعمال ہونے والے expletis کو intensifier کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

该死的

非正式地用作强化词的咒骂语

🇯🇵Japanese

くそー

強圧語として非公式に使用される罵り言葉

🇰🇷Korean

빌어먹을

비공식적으로 강화어로 사용되는 욕설

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chết tiệt

những lời tục tĩu được sử dụng một cách không chính thức như những từ tăng cường

🇹🇭Thai

ก็อดดัม

คำสบถที่ใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการเป็นคำขยายความ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sialan

kata-kata umpatan yang digunakan secara informal sebagai penguat

🇵🇭Filipino

ninong

ang mga expletive na ginagamit na impormal bilang mga intensifier

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يا إلهي

الشتائم المستخدمة بشكل غير رسمي كمكثفات

🇮🇷Persian

خدایا

حروف غیر رسمی به عنوان تشدید کننده استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kahretsin

yoğunlaştırıcı olarak gayri resmi olarak kullanılan küfürler

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעזאזל

חומרי נפץ המשמשים באופן לא רשמי כמעצימים

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