condemn — ozdic

Collocations

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(verb.)

ADV

fiercely, roundly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously, vociferously | unequivocally, utterly | unanimously, universally

openly, publicly

The government openly condemned the terrorist attack on the city.

PREP

for

The government was widely condemned for failing to protect the environment.

PHRASES

be widely condemned

The government's decision to ban the protest was widely condemned by international organizations.

Definitions

verb

1

To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.

The president condemned the terrorists.

Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are.

2

To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.

3

To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence

The judge condemned him to death.

She was condemned to life in prison.

4

To confer eternal divine punishment upon.

5

To destine to experience bad circumstances; to doom.

Too many people are condemned to a life of poverty.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — express strong disapproval of

verb — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

The president condemned the terrorists.

Wiktionary

02

Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and peop

Wiktionary

03

The judge condemned him to death.

Wiktionary

04

The doctors were wrong to condemn the couple.

Tatoeba · #44272

05

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Tatoeba · #269622

06

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.

Tatoeba · #411792

Usage Notes

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