CONDEMN


Meaning of CONDEMN in English

/ kənˈdem; NAmE / verb

EXPRESS DISAPPROVAL

1.

[ vn ] condemn sb/sth (for / as sth) to express very strong disapproval of sb/sth, usually for moral reasons :

The government issued a statement condemning the killings.

The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity.

SB TO PUNISHMENT

2.

[ usually passive ] condemn sb (to sth) to say what sb's punishment will be

SYN sentence :

[ vn ]

He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged.

[ vn to inf ]

She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.

SB TO DIFFICULT SITUATION

3.

[ vn ] [ usually passive ] condemn sb to sth to force sb to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation

SYN doom :

They were condemned to a life of hardship.

He was condemned to spend the rest of the football season on the bench.

STH DANGEROUS

4.

[ vn ] [ usually passive ] condemn sth (as sth) to say officially that sth is not safe enough to be used :

a condemned building

The meat was condemned as unfit to eat.

SHOW GUILT

5.

[ vn ] to show or suggest that sb is guilty of sth :

She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is guilty) .

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle 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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