condemn
🇺🇸
/kənˈdem/
🇬🇧
/kənˈdem/
verb
C1
to strongly say something is wrong or bad
People condemn violence because it hurts others.
C1
to give someone a punishment
The court will condemn the criminal to prison.
R
to force someone into a bad situation
Poverty can condemn families to struggle.
R
to say something is unsafe to use
Health officials condemn unsafe food products.
R
to show someone is guilty
His own words condemn him as the thief.
translation
to strongly say something is wrong or bad; to give someone a punishment; to force someone into a bad situation; to say something is unsafe to use; to show someone is guilty
Word Forms
3rd Present
condemns
Past
condemned
Perfect
condemned
Progressive
condemning