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condemning
con·demn C0552000 (kən-dĕm′)tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. See Synonyms at criticize.2. To pronounce judgment against; sentence: condemned the felons to prison.3. To judge or declare to be unfit for use or consumption, usually by official order: condemn an old building.4. To force (someone) to experience, endure, or do something: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (George Santayana).5. To lend credence to or provide evidence for an adverse judgment against: were condemned by their actions.6. Law To appropriate (property) for public use.
[Middle English condemnen, from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + damnāre, to sentence (from damnum, penalty).]
con·dem′na·ble (-dĕm′nə-bəl) adj.con·dem′na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.con·demn′er (-dĕm′ər), con·dem′nor (-dĕm′ər, -dĕm-nôr′) n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | condemning - containing or imposing condemnation or censure; "a condemnatory decree"condemnatoryinculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to |
IdiomsSeecondemncondemning
Related to condemning: look into, reassert, two-fold, took overSynonyms for condemningadj containing or imposing condemnation or censureSynonymsRelated Words |