condemnation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".
2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being condemned.
- (countable, uncountable) The ground or reason of condemning.
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| condemnations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
douceur · approval · praise · acquittance · quittance · extolment · tout · approbation · justification · accolade · praise · exoneration · assoilment · approval · props · acquitment · acquittal · appreciation · attaboy · compurgation · commend · laudation · praise · laudits · vindication · absolution · approval · disculpation · acquittal · exculpation · encomium · acquittal · commendation · exoneration · encouragement · not guilty · encouragement · compliment · congratulation
Coordinates
Deriveds
precondemnation · recondemnation · forecondemnation · countercondemnation · inverse condemnation
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
conviction · attainture · disapprobation · improbation · damnation · disapprobation · attaintment · proscription · disapproval · dispraise · attaintment · reprehension · judgement · condemning · condemnation · censure · blame · attaintment · judgement · blame · attainder · censure · condemnation
Translations (35)
ru порица́ние (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · az pisləmə (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · de Verdammung (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · ja 非難 (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · bn নিন্দা করা (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · de Verdammnis (state of being condemned) · cmn 譴責 /谴责 (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · ro condamnare (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · ee fɔbubu (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · ur مَذَمَّت (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · tr mahkumiyet (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · bg осъждане (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · ga cáineadh (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · grc καταδίκη (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · de Verdammung (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · ja 断罪 (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · ru осужде́ние (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · bg осъждане (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · fr condamnation (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · ru осужде́ние (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · ee fɔbubu (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · bg присъда (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · enm malediccion (state of being condemned) · pl potępienie (state of being condemned) · cmn 非難 /非难 (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · fr condamnation (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · ar إِدَانَة (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · bg порицание (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · ro condamnare (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · az qınaq (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · es condenación (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) · enm condempnacioun (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · bn দোষারোপ করা (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty) · ru пригово́р (act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty)