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- Dictionarycondemned/kənˈdemd/
adjective
- 1. sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death: "condemned prisoners awaiting execution" Similar
- 2. officially declared unfit for use: "a street full of condemned buildings and burnt-out cars" Similar Opposite
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Learn the meaning of condemned as an adjective, with synonyms, word history, and examples. Find out how to use condemned in a sentence and explore related words and phrases.
Condemn means to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons, or to punish or decide something is not safe. Learn more about the verb condemn, its synonyms, phrasal verbs, and translations.
A condemned person is someone who is going to be killed, especially as a punishment for having committed a very serious crime, such as murder. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Condemned definition: pronounced guilty; sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment. See examples of CONDEMNED used in a sentence.
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure. to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment: to condemn a murderer to life imprisonment. Antonyms: liberate, exculpate, exonerate. to give grounds or reason for convicting or censuring: His acts condemn him.
1. : censure, blame. … the Quakers, in their uncompromising condemnation of war … William Ralph Inge. 2. : the act of judicially condemning. 3. : the state of being condemned. … in the hopeless hour of condemnation … Washington Irving. 4. : a reason for condemning. His conduct was sufficient condemnation. Synonyms. censure. commination.
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