/dam nay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of damning or the state of being damned.
2. a cause or occasion of being damned.
3. Theol. condemnation to eternal punishment as a consequence of sin.
4. an oath expressing anger, disappointment, etc.
interj.
5. (used in exclamatory phrases to express anger, disappointment, etc.)
[ 1250-1300; ME dam ( p ) nacioun damnation damnation- (s. of damnatio ), equiv. to damnat ( us ) (ptp. of damnare; see DAMN, -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]