1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
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a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Should they ever be predicated, the legal trap these executives have walked themselves into is particularly damning.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The results of the report are damning for Wallace, who denied any wrongdoing.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Speaking deliberately, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson presented damning information — some of which was touched on in previous court records, some of which was not — while also indicating the state didn’t have evidence that Kohberger ever knew the victims.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2025
Unfortunately, things like letters and cards or other memorabilia and souvenirs from meaningful relationships were simply too dangerous to keep for fear of damning consequences.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The results of the report are damning for Wallace, who denied any wrongdoing.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Speaking deliberately, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson presented damning information — some of which was touched on in previous court records, some of which was not — while also indicating the state didn’t have evidence that Kohberger ever knew the victims.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2025
Unfortunately, things like letters and cards or other memorabilia and souvenirs from meaningful relationships were simply too dangerous to keep for fear of damning consequences.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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