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condemn
[ kuhn-dem ]
verb (used with object)
- 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: , ,
- 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.
- U.S. Law. to acquire ownership of for a public purpose, under the right of eminent domain:
The city condemned the property.
- to force into a specific state or activity:
His lack of education condemned him to a life of menial jobs.
- to doom to eternal punishment in hell.
- to declare incurable.
condemn
/ kənˈdɛm; kənˈdɛməbəl /
verb
- to express strong disapproval of; censure
- to pronounce judicial sentence on
- to demonstrate the guilt of
his secretive behaviour condemned him
- to judge or pronounce unfit for use
that food has been condemned
- to compel or force into a particular state or activity
his disposition condemned him to boredom
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԻˈԲپDz, noun
- DzˈԾԲ, adverb
- DzˈԱ, noun
- condemnable, adjective
- DzˈԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz··Բ· [k, uh, n-, dem, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- Dz··Բ· adverb
- Dz·· [k, uh, n-, dem, -er], Dz··Դǰ [k, uh, n-, dem, -er, k, uh, n-dem-, nawr], noun
- Dz··Բ· adverb
- ·Dz· verb (used with object)
- -Dz··Բ adjective
- un·Dz··Բ· adjective
- ܲ·Dz··Բ adjective
- un·Dz··Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of condemn1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Polish government has condemned Mr Braun's actions.
In public, Iraq's government has condemned Turkey's military presence in the country.
The sentences were widely condemned by the international community including the UK and the US.
France, Germany and the UK described the blockade as "intolerable" and condemned as unacceptable remarks by the Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, linking the supply of aid to political pressure on Hamas.
McKinney said he plans “to take the fight to them head-on,” condemning Democrats who “put corporate interests over our communities” and who can’t be “clear-eyed” about the influence of Republican donors in Democratic politics.
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