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Definition of Bedamn
1. Verb. Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon. "The bad witch cursed the child"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Bring Up, Call Down, Call Forth, Conjure, Conjure Up, Evoke, Invoke, Put Forward, Raise, Stir
Antonyms: Bless
Derivative terms: Curse, Curse, Damnation, Damnation, Damnatory, Imprecation, Malediction
Definition of Bedamn
1. Verb. (archaic) to damn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedamn
1. to swear at [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedamn
Literary usage of Bedamn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1794)
"... are if you dan-, G—damn, ' you, fire ar.ii bedamn'd ; we know ' you dare not ;'
and much more ¡.ich language was ufed. At this time I was between the ..."
2. Niles' Weekly Register edited by Hezekiah Niles, Jeremiah Hughes, George Beatty (1835)
"... "1*11 bedamn'd if 1 don't do it." Immediately Lawrence left his shop and went
towards the capitol. street opposite to governor Poindexter's house ie one ..."
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