condemned
pronunciation
How to pronounce condemned in British English:
UK [kən'demd]
How to pronounce condemned in American English:
US [kən'demd]
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- Adjective:
- pronounced or proved guilty
- officially and strongly disapproved
- taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
- officially pronounced unfit for use or consumption
Word Origin
- condemned (adj.)
- 1540s, "found guilty, at fault," past participle adjective from condemn. Of property, "found unfit for use," from 1798.
Example
- 1. The u. s. and other countries condemned the coup .
- 2. Unions condemned the cbi 's proposals as a ' fundamental attack ' on human rights .
- 3. But mexico is not condemned to suffer contagion .
- 4. You have condemned your son to death .
- 5. Two suppliers were condemned to death .