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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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The meaning of CONDEMNED is declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil. How to use condemned in a sentence.
1. : to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation. a policy widely condemned as racist. 2. a. : to pronounce guilty : convict. b. : sentence, doom. condemn a prisoner to die. 3. : to adjudge unfit for use or consumption. condemn an old apartment building. 4.
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons: The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice. The film was condemned for its sexism. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal. censure formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal. criticize. damn (BLAME) decry formal. denounce (CRITICIZE)
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.
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.
1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. See Synonyms at criticize. 2. To pronounce judgment against; sentence: condemned the felons to prison. 3. To judge or declare to be unfit for use or consumption, usually by official order: condemn an old building. 4.
Condemned definition: Having received a <a>curse</a> to be doomed to suffer eternally.
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Jun 2, 2024 · condemned (not comparable) Having received a curse to be doomed to suffer eternally. Having been sharply scolded . Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation . (of a building) Officially marked uninhabitable .
