condemn
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.
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.
Origin of condemn
1synonym study For condemn
Opposites for condemn
Other words from condemn
- con·dem·na·ble [kuhn-dem-nuh-buhl], /kənˈdɛm nə bəl/, adjective
- con·dem·na·bly, adverb
- con·demn·er [kuhn-dem-er], /kənˈdɛm ər/, con·dem·nor [kuhn-dem-er, kuhn-dem-nawr], /kənˈdɛm ər, kən dɛmˈnɔr/, noun
- con·demn·ing·ly, adverb
- re·con·demn, verb (used with object)
- self-con·demn·ing, adjective
- un·con·dem·na·ble, adjective
- un·con·demn·ing, adjective
- un·con·demn·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with condemn
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How to use condemn in a sentence
Well give you two hours, and then, if you dont turn up, ride over after you; its condemnably shivery waiting for nothing here.
The Impostor | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for condemn
/ (kənˈdɛm) /
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
Origin of condemn
1Derived forms of condemn
- condemnable (kənˈdɛməbəl), adjective
- condemnably, adverb
- condemnation, noun
- condemner, noun
- condemningly, adverb
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