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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.Ģżto 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
/ kÉnĖdÉm, kÉnĖdÉmÉbÉl /
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
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- condemnable adjective
- condemnably adverb
- condemner noun
- condemnor noun
- condemningly adverb
- recondemn verb (used with object)
- self-condemning adjective
- uncondemnable adjective
- uncondemning adjective
- uncondemningly adverb
- Ė³¦“Ē²Ō»å±š³¾Ė²Ō²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ»å±š³¾²Ō¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ»å±š³¾²Ō±š°ł noun
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ»å±š³¾²Ō²¹²ś±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of condemn1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Israel said the step, which has been widely condemned, was taken to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.
After the first wave of attacks on Thursday night, the Iranian foreign minister condemned what he called Israel's "reckless" attacks on his country's "peaceful nuclear facilities".
A few other GOP colleagues are condemning him for being inappropriate.
It was widely condemned as extrajudicial murder and became a global symbol of the struggle against environmental injustice and repression.
McMahon said that failing to change course "would condemn Croydon's residents to a worsening position without an exit strategy" and he was "minded to" send in commissioners to run the council.
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