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dame
na adjective, noun

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English Meaning(s) for だめ

na adjective, noun
  1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. cannot; must not; not allowed
noun
  1. neutral point (in go); intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

Definition and Synonyms for だめ

Unreached inaccessibly located or situated
Synonyms: だめ
Wild-Goose Chase the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
Synonyms: だめ
Banned forbidden by law
Synonyms: だめ
Tabu excluded from use or mention
Synonyms: だめ, 禁じる, 禁ずる
Fruitless unproductive of success
Synonyms: ただ, だめ, いたずら, いたずら, はかない, 不毛, , , , , 徒爾, 無益, 無駄, , 虚しい
Impossible not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
Synonyms: だめ, ありえない, インポシブル, 不可能, 不能, 無理
Unrewarding not rewarding
Synonyms: だめ
Tabu forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Synonyms: だめ
Worthless lacking in usefulness or value
Synonyms: だめ, やくざ, くだらない, ばかばかしい, 下る, 下がる, 無用, 無益, 無駄, 甲斐なし, 甲斐無い, 益体もない, 馬鹿らしい
Unprofitability the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit
Synonyms: だめ
Unrewarding not providing personal satisfaction
Synonyms: だめ

Categories だめ is a member of

Disadvantage the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
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Pursuance a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
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Stroke Order Diagrams for だめ

Sample Sentences for だめ

Dick tried in vain to solve that problem.
You shouldn't rely on others. It's important to want to help yourself.
The boy opened the window, although his mother told him not to.
You can't believe a word he says.
Don't let the pan boil dry.

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