Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   condemn

   /kənˈdɛm/

   verb

   • 1. express complete disapproval of; censure: "most leaders roundly condemned the attack" Similar censurecriticizecastigateattackdenouncedeploredecryrevileinveigh againstblamechastiseberateupbraidreprimandrebukereprovereprehendtake to taskfind fault withgive someone/something a bad pressdeprecatedisparageinformal:slamhammerlay intocaneblastslateslag offhave a go atarchaic:slashreprobaterare:excoriatevituperatearraignobjurgateanathematizeOpposite praisecommend
   • 2. sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death: "the rebels had been condemned to death" Similar sentencepass sentence onconvictfind guiltyOpposite acquit
   • ▪ (of circumstances) force (someone) to endure or accept something unpleasant: "the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood" Similar doomdestinedamnforedoomforeordainmark someone out forconsignassignrare:predoom
   • ▪ prove or show to be guilty or unsatisfactory: "she could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her" Similar incriminateprove to be guiltyprove one's guiltimplicatearchaic:inculpate
   • ▪ officially declare (something) to be unfit for use: "the pool has been condemned as a health hazard" Similar declare unfitdeclare unsafedenouncecriticize

   Word Origin Middle English (in condemn (sense 2)): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + damnare ‘inflict loss on’ (see damn).

   Derivatives

   • 1. condemnable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › condemnCondemn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › condemn

   • Cached

   The meaning of CONDEMN is to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation. How to use condemn in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Condemn.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONDEMN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   CONDEMN definition: 1. to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons: 2. to criticize…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › condemnCONDEMN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › condemn

   • Cached

   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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONDEMN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   1. to express strong disapproval of; censure. 2. to pronounce judicial sentence on. 3. to demonstrate the guilt of. his secretive behaviour condemned him. 4. to judge or pronounce unfit for use.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › condemnCondemn - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › condemn

   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCONDEMN - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

   www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   1. If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable. [...] 2. If someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given this punishment. [...] 3. If circumstances condemn you to an unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way. [...]

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › condemnCondemn - definition of condemn by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › condemn

   • Cached

   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncondemn verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definition

   • Cached

   condemn. to say very strongly that you think something is bad, usually for moral reasons. condemn somebody/something The government issued a statement condemning the killings. condemn somebody/something for/as something The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › condemnCondemn Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    www.yourdictionary.com › condemn

    • Cached

    Condemn Definition. To express strong disapproval of. Condemned the needless waste of food. To declare to be guilty of wrongdoing; convict. To pass judicial sentence on; inflict a penalty upon. To pass an adverse judgment on; disapprove of strongly; censure. To force (someone) to experience, endure, or do something.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONDEMN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

    • Cached

    CONDEMN definition: 1. to say very strongly that you think something is wrong or very bad: 2. to say that a building…. Learn more.