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- Dictionarycon·demn/kənˈdem/
verb
- 1. express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure: "fair-minded people declined to condemn her on mere suspicion" Similar Opposite
- 2. sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death: "the rebels had been condemned to death" Similar Opposite
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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 show disapproval of someone or something. criticize He criticized the government's handling of the crisis. attack She wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. condemn She was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
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. to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service: to condemn an old building.
You can condemn, or openly criticize, someone who is behaving inappropriately. If you are an animal rights activist, you would probably condemn someone for wearing fur. Condemn originally comes, through Old French, from the Latin word condemnāre, "to sentence, condemn."
The meaning of CONDEMNATION is censure, blame. How to use condemnation in a sentence.
1. verb. If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable. Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence. [VERB noun] Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application. [VERB noun + for] ...a document that condemns sexism as a moral and social evil.
Definition of condemn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
condemn. verb. /kənˈdɛm/. Verb Forms. express disapproval. condemn somebody/something (for/as something) to express very strong disapproval of someone or something, usually for moral reasons The government issued a statement condemning the killings.
To force (someone) to experience, endure, or do something. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (8) Synonyms: doom. sentence. excoriate. objurgate. decry. reprobate. reproach. knock. judge.
1. to express strong disapproval of; censure. 2. (Law) to pronounce judicial sentence on. 3. to demonstrate the guilt of: his secretive behaviour condemned him. 4. to judge or pronounce unfit for use: that food has been condemned. 5. to compel or force into a particular state or activity: his disposition condemned him to boredom.
