Darn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something of little value

sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɐlˈaʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɑːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɑːn/

1 syllable Say it as /dˌɪsɐlˈaʊd/.

Examples

his promise is not worth a damn
not worth one red cent
not worth shucks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

patch tinker's damn damn red cent hoot mend tinker's dam shit shucks

Parts of Speech

noun	something of little value “his promise is not worth a damn”
noun	sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) “her stockings had several mends”
verb	repair by sewing “darn socks”

Word Forms

shitty	adjective	very bad
patch	verb	mend by putting a patch on
darning	noun	the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
darner	noun	a person who mends by darning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdammt

etwas von geringem Wert

🇫🇷French

repriser

quelque chose de peu de valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

maldito

algo de poco valor

🇮🇹Italian

accidenti

qualcosa di poco valore

🇳🇱Dutch

verdomd

iets van weinig waarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

maldito

algo de pouco valor

🇷🇺Russian

черт возьми

что-то малоценное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शाप दिया हुआ

कम मूल्य की कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

রাফ

সামান্য মূল্যের কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

தை

சிறிய மதிப்புள்ள ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

రంధ్రాన్వేషణ

తక్కువ విలువ ఏదో

🇮🇳Marathi

रफू

कमी मूल्याचे काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

રફૂ

ઓછી કિંમતની વસ્તુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಾರ್ನ್

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಏನೋ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡാർൺ

ചെറിയ മൂല്യമുള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਨ

ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਕੀਮਤ ਵਾਲੀ ਚੀਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

رفو

تھوڑی قیمت کی چیز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

该死的

没什么价值的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

くそー

価値の低いもの

🇰🇷Korean

꿰매다

가치가 거의 없는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chết tiệt

thứ gì đó có giá trị nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ยี้

บางสิ่งที่มีค่าเพียงเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menisik

sesuatu yang nilainya kecil

🇲🇾Malay

sial

sesuatu yang kecil nilainya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرتق

شيء قليل القيمة

🇮🇷Persian

لعنتی

چیزی کم ارزش

🇹🇷Turkish

kahretsin

pek değeri olmayan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְתַקֵן

משהו בעל ערך מועט

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