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damning

[ dam-ing, dam-ning ]

adjective

  1. causing incrimination:

    damning evidence.



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Other Words From

  • damning·ly adverb
  • damning·ness noun
  • self-damning adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of damning1

First recorded in 1590–1600; damn + -ing 2

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Example Sentences

Even though a grand jury chose not to indict the cop who killed Eric Garner, the video is damning of police.

There is already a damning common denominator between the two shootings: the Cleveland police department itself.

But, as is often the case, what may be equally as damning as the crime will be the cover-up.

The testimony is damning: the world has not learned its lesson.

Again, conviction on this charge is unlikely unless clear damning facts emerge.

The king will be in Asturia almost before that damning paragraph reaches there.

Since this damning criticism was uttered, matters had not improved, on the contrary, had gone from bad to worse.

He looked again at the damning evidence and his defiance broke.

The poets of even the seventeenth century never tire of damning them in good, set terms.

If nothing more is said than "It is too bad it happened," it has its faintly damning effect on us.

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