to condemn
298
4.0
- verb
- /kənˈdɛm/
:
condenar
- We utterly condemn the Kremlin's war.
- strongly condemn
- publicly condemn
- condemn the attack
Criticism is feedback that demoralizes, condemns, judges, or blames.
- Criticism is feedback that demoralizes, condemns, judges, or blames.
- And I'd appreciate it if you didn't condemn the man without knowing.
- It's that if I don't condemn it, I'm not going to look good.
- Now that I'm a vegetarian, I want to condemn meat eaters worldwide.
- So, so I, I, I don't condemn anyone.
- We merely praise or condemn them in the light of our own feelings.
- And it kind of goes without saying that they, you know, condemn the slaughter of Jews.
- When they executed the Sheikh Al Nimr, we condemned it publicly.
- But you think my Jesus would want me to condemn, mock or dismiss or disrespect them?
- The people who should stand up and should condemn, who have the platforms, they don't do it.
- We utterly condemn the Kremlin's war.
- And she realized, I'm actually reinforcing this behavior by condemning myself right now.
- This effectively and publicly condemns involuntary colonization by a foreign power.
Examples
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I know the whole House will join me in condemning those threats.
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I support Israel's right to defend itself and I condemn these attacks.
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It's much too soon to condemn her...
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So you can sleep with your students, but yet you condemn me?
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How dare you condemn me without knowing all the facts.
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We condemn illegal strikes, we condemn action outside of the law.
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Politicians, journalists, and lay citizens were quick to condemn the actions of the two men.
Academic text (2017) -
But China refrained from supporting military action and further condemned the "imperialist" actions of the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
ALBA, the socialist bloc of Latin American countries, issued a statement condemning the act as a coup.
Academic text (2012) -
The community leaders publicly condemn the violence that occurred during the protest.
Synonyms
701
3.3
To say what is wrong with someone or something
115
6.8
Publicly criticize someone or something strongly
44
4.1
Publicly say you are strongly against something or someone
33
7.6
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
31
7.7
To say in public that something is bad or wrong
26
7.7
To express strong disapproval of someone, often in an official statement
26
6.9
To tell someone firmly that you do not approve of their actions
23
4.2
To think something is not acceptable
18
7.1
To show strong disapproval of something, often publicly or in a formal way
15
4.2
To say in public that you do not support something
14
3.9
To show that you do not approve of something, often for social or official reasons
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
5
7.3
Tell someone gently that what they did was wrong
1
7.6
Criticize someone or something, often in public
1
5.7
To dislike and not support people or things
1
9.9
To officially say that something is evil and must be rejected
1
9.9
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
To say in public that someone or something is evil and should be avoided
To say strongly that someone or something is wrong
Antonyms
How Disapproving
43
7.9
- Formal
115
6.8
- Formal
26
7.7
298
4.0
701
3.3
94
2.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Condemn comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and damnare 'to judge or doom', the same root as damn. So to condemn someone is to publicly 'judge' them as wrong or bad.