Condemn Verb - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of condemn verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

condemn verb   /kənˈdem/  /kənˈdem/Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they condemn	/kənˈdem/  /kənˈdem/
he / she / it condemns	/kənˈdemz/  /kənˈdemz/
past simple condemned	/kənˈdemd/  /kənˈdemd/
past participle condemned	/kənˈdemd/  /kənˈdemd/
-ing form condemning	/kənˈdemɪŋ/  /kənˈdemɪŋ/

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say something is bad

1.  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.
   Extra Examples
   • She publicly condemned the deal.
   • He publicly condemned the opposition leader.
   • The President specifically condemned the ads.
   • The action has been widely condemned by human rights groups.
   • They rightly condemn such opinions as racist.
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
   • roundly
   • strongly
   • vehemently
   • …
   preposition
   • for
   phrases
   • be widely condemned
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somebody to punishment

2.  [usually passive] to say what somebody’s punishment will be synonym sentence
   • be condemned (to something) He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged.
   • be condemned to do something She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.
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somebody to difficult situation

3. [usually passive] to force somebody to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation synonym doom
   • be condemned to something He was condemned to a life of hardship.
   • be condemned to do something They were condemned to spend every holiday on a rainy campsite.

something dangerous

4. [usually passive] to say officially that something is not safe enough to be used
   • be condemned (as something) The meat was condemned as unfit to eat.
   • a condemned building

show guilt

5. condemn somebody to show or suggest that somebody is guilty of something
   • She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is guilty).
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Word OriginMiddle English (in senses (2) and (3)): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + damnare ‘inflict loss on’, from damnum ‘loss, damage’.

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Nearby words

• concussed adjective
• concussion noun
• condemn verb
• condemnation noun
• condemned cell noun

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