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- Dictionarycondemnation/ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the expression of very strong disapproval; censure: "there was strong international condemnation of the attack"
- 2. the action of condemning someone to a punishment; sentencing.
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The meaning of CONDEMNATION is censure, blame. How to use condemnation in a sentence.
the act of condemning something or someone: The shooting of the police officer has received universal condemnation. Synonym. disapprobation formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser. accusingly. alleged. arraign. blame game.
condemnation (of somebody/something) an expression of very strong disapproval. There was widespread condemnation of the invasion.
Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable. There was widespread condemnation of Saturday's killings. [+ of] The raids have drawn a strong condemnation from the United Nations Security Council. [+ from] Synonyms: denunciation, blame, censure, disapproval More Synonyms of condemnation.
the act of condemning something or someone: The shooting of the police officer has received universal condemnation. Synonym. disapprobation formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser. accusingly. alleged. arraign. blame.
noun. the act of condemning. the state of being condemned. strong censure; disapprobation; reproof. a cause or reason for condemning. U.S. Law. the seizure, as of property, for public use. Discover More. Other Words From. non con·dem·na tion noun. re con·dem·na tion noun. self -con dem·na tion noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
Condemnation is the act of declaring something awful or evil. If your little brother does something unspeakably awful, express your condemnation so he will learn not to do it again. Condemnation comes from the verb condemn, "to strongly disapprove."
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons: The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice. The film was condemned for its sexism. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal. censure formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal. criticize. damn (BLAME) decry formal. denounce (CRITICIZE)
noun. A comment expressing fault: blame, censure, criticism, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation. Informal: pan. Slang: knock.
verb. /kənˈdem/ Verb Forms. say something is bad. 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.
