damning

adjective

damn·​ing ˈda-miŋ 

1

: bringing damnation

a damning sin

2

: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin

presented some damning testimony

damningly

ˈda-miŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• disastrous
• unfortunate
• fatal
• catastrophic

Examples of damning in a Sentence

a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars

Recent Examples on the Web

Most damning, both complain, the army isn’t open enough to new ideas. —Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Phi Gamma Delta, commonly known as FIJI, and Phi Delta Theta have maintained chapters at their Lawrence frat houses for more than three years since the damning hazing investigation. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025

Don’t expect much damning to Trump to come out of those 33,000 pages of first Epstein documents the House oversight committee received today. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025

Instead, the Department of Justice (DOJ) last month released an unsigned memo refuting all of the most damning theories surrounding the case. —Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing damning

• self-damning

Rhymes for damning

• amang
• cramming
• damming
• hamming
• jamming
• lambing
• ramming
• slamming
• diagramming
• reprograming
• reprogramming
• multiprogramming