condemnation
The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrongThe act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
» ISIS's brutality deserves our strongest possible condemnation.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
Verdammung
осужде́ниеosuždénije, порица́ниеporicánije
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
(countable, uncountable)The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
Verdammung
осужде́ниеosuždénije, пригово́рprigovór
(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
(countable, uncountable)The state of being condemned.
Verdammnis
(countable, uncountable)The ground or reason of condemning.
(countable, uncountable)The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
Examples
7 sentencesISIS's brutality deserves our strongest possible condemnation.
His remarks added up to a condemnation of my plan.
Crimes of war and crimes against humanity demand global condemnation.
Collective condemnation of the genocidal war is a moral imperative.
The condemnation has been confirmed to be 5 years in prison.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.
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Forms
plural: condemnations| Singular | condemnation |
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Synonyms
20 synonyms- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable:disapprobation
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group:execrationcurse
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed:convictionjudgment of convictionsentence
Antonyms
31 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable