condemned
condemned/kənˈdemd/
adjective
- sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death."condemned prisoners awaiting execution"synonyms: damned, doomed, lost, condemned to hell, sentenced, convicted, censured, faulted, accursed
- officially declared unfit for use."a street full of condemned buildings and burnt-out cars"synonyms: unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, precarious, insecure, treacherous, dilapidated, ramshackle, run down, broken-down, worn out, tumbledown, in (a state of) disrepair, in ruins, ruined, falling to pieces, falling apart, rickety, creaky, creaking, decrepit, deteriorating, crumbling, deteriorated, neglected, untended, unmaintained, gone to rack and ruin, gone to seed, on its last legs, the worse for wear, unhealthy, contaminated, unsound, infected, blighted, unwholesome, septic, rotten, bad
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What does being condemned mean?
: pronounced guilty and sentenced to punishment. especially : sentenced to death. Jane glanced at Frost, who was staring at the house like a condemned prisoner facing the gallows.
What does it mean when someone condemns something?
: to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation. a policy widely condemned as racist.
4 days ago
What is the meaning of the word condemn?
verb (used with object)
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure. to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment: to condemn a murderer to life imprisonment.
What is condemned in the Bible?
The word "condemnation" used in this verse means "a guilty verdict" or "a punishment." It refers to the judgment that comes as a result of breaking God's law.
1. declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil; condemned practices. 2. pronounced guilty and sentenced to punishment; especially : sentenced to death.
4 days ago · The meaning of CONDEMN is to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation.
4 days ago · to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons. The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
adjective. pronounced guilty; sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment: A condemned man has the right to know how the execution will proceed.
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.
condemn · verb. express strong disapproval of. “We condemn the racism in South Africa” · verb. demonstrate the guilt of (someone) · verb. pronounce a sentence ...
verb · to express strong disapproval of; censure · to pronounce judicial sentence on · to demonstrate the guilt of. his secretive behaviour condemned him · to ...
condemn in American English · 1. to pass an adverse judgment on; disapprove of strongly; censure · 2. a. to declare to be guilty of wrongdoing; convict. b. to ...
to say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong. We strongly condemn this attack against our allies.
to say very strongly that you think something is bad, usually for moral reasons. condemn somebody/something The government issued a statement condemning the ...
