damning
adj.adj. showing very clearly that someone is guilty or that something is a complete failure. You use it to describe evidence or reports that are impossible to argue against.
adj. providing extremely strong evidence of guilt, failure, or error. Often describes testimony, evidence, or reports that are impossible to refute.
The witness gave a damning account of the events.
The leaked emails provided damning evidence that the company had ignored safety warnings for years.
The committee's final report was a damning indictment of the administration's failure to prepare for the predicted economic downturn.
Typically used attributively before a noun like 'evidence', 'report', or 'testimony'.
The evidence was very damming.The evidence was very damning.Learners often forget the silent 'n' before the 'ing' suffix, confusing it with the spelling of 'dam' (a water barrier).