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- DictionaryCondemned/kənˈdemd/
adjective
- 1. sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death: "condemned prisoners awaiting execution"
- 2. officially declared unfit for use: "a street full of condemned buildings and burnt-out cars"
The meaning of CONDEMNED is declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil. How to use condemned in a sentence.
Synonyms for CONDEMNED: prohibited, proscribed, forbidden, outlawed, barred, cursed, discouraged, illegal; Antonyms of CONDEMNED: permitted, righteous, moral, right, honorable, virtuous, good, just.
condemned adjective (PERSON) A condemned person is someone who is going to be killed, especially as a punishment for having committed a very serious crime, such as murder.
Condemned definition: pronounced guilty; sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment. See examples of CONDEMNED used in a sentence.
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.
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons: The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice. The film was condemned for its sexism. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal. censure formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal. criticize.
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. The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity. Want to learn more?
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · condemned (not comparable) Having received a curse to be doomed to suffer eternally. Having been sharply scolded.
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.
