Condemn - English meaning

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

verb

Scold or criticize (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

She berated herself for being fickle

verb

Censure severely or angrily

verb

To criticize someone in an angry manner

Usage examples:

His mother berated him for making a mess.

verb

Feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong.

Usage examples:

The inquiry blamed the train driver for the accident

noun

Responsibility for a fault or wrong.

Usage examples:

His players had to take the blame for the defeat

verb

To make someone or something responsible for something

Usage examples:

You can’t blame the government for all your troubles., i don't blame her for not supporting the fin…

verb

Reprimand (someone) severely.

Usage examples:

He was castigated for not setting a good example

verb

Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

Usage examples:

The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the department of trade

noun

The formal expression of severe disapproval.

Usage examples:

Two mps were singled out for censure

verb

Rebuke or reprimand severely.

Usage examples:

He chastised his colleagues for their laziness

verb

To punish or criticize someone strongly

Usage examples:

Economists like to chastise the public for not saving.

verb

Declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.

Usage examples:

The theives were convicted of the robbery

noun

A person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment.

Usage examples:

Two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint

verb

To decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

[ t ] there might not have been enough evidence to convict him.

verb

Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

Usage examples:

The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately

verb

Publicly denounce.

Usage examples:

They decried human rights abuses

verb

To publicly criticize something as being undesirable or harmful

Usage examples:

Mitchell decried the high rate of unemployment in the state.

verb

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Usage examples:

The assembly denounced the use of violence

verb

To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The teachers denounced the contract offer as inadequate.

verb

To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides., he angrily denounced the decisio…

verb

Feel or express strong disapproval of (something).

Usage examples:

We deplore all violence

verb

To say or think that something is very bad; condemn

Usage examples:

The editors deplore the lack of attention given to climate change.

verb

Express disapproval of.

Usage examples:

What i deprecate is persistent indulgence

verb

To not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something

Usage examples:

We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes., he always deprecates my achievements.

verb

Express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions.

Usage examples:

She had rebuked him for drinking too much

noun

An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism.

Usage examples:

He hadn't meant it as a rebuke, but neil flinched

verb

To criticize someone strongly because you disapprove of what the person has said or done

Usage examples:

He was publicly rebuked for his involvement in the scandal., [ c ] a sharp rebuke

verb

Reprimand.

Usage examples:

A recklessness which cannot be too severely reprehended

verb

To express your strong official disapproval of someone or something

Usage examples:

The agency was reprehended for taking on average two years to deal with complaints., there were tho…

noun

A formal expression of disapproval.

Usage examples:

The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules

verb

Address a reprimand to.

Usage examples:

Officials were reprimanded for poor work

verb

To tell someone, esp. officially, that his or her behavior is wrong and not acceptable

Usage examples:

The committee reprimanded and censured him for his uncooperative attitude., his boss gave him a sev…

verb

Reprimand (someone).

Usage examples:

He was reproved for obscenity

verb

To tell someone that you disapprove of their bad or silly behaviour

Usage examples:

The teacher gently reproved the boys for not paying attention.

verb

Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.

Usage examples:

He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead

noun

A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.

Usage examples:

Start sentences with subjects and verbs, and let other words branch off to the right.

verb

Declare the punishment decided for (an offender).

Usage examples:

Ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment

noun

A group of words, usually containing a subject and a verb, expressing a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation, and, when written, starting with a capital letter and ending with a period or other mark

Usage examples:

Your sentences are too long and complicated., she served a three-year prison sentence., he was sent…

verb

Find fault with (someone); scold.

Usage examples:

He was upbraided for his slovenly appearance