condemnation
pronunciation
How to pronounce condemnation in British English:
UK [ˌkɒndemˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce condemnation in American English:
US [ˌkɑndemˈneɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
- (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Word Origin
- condemnation (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin condemnationem (nominative condemnatio), noun of action from past participle stem of condemnare (see condemn).
Example
- 1. The case has long provoked international condemnation .
- 2. Those who belong to christ don 't live in fear of condemnation .
- 3. The crackdown has provoked international condemnation .
- 4. He was callous towards condemnation .
- 5. Its condemnation this weekend was unexpectedly strong .