condemned

[ kuhn-demd ]

adjective

1. pronounced guilty; sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment:

   A condemned man has the right to know how the execution will proceed.

2. deemed or declared unfit for use or service:

   One of the condemned buildings is going to be demolished to make room for luxury apartments.

3. viewed or spoken of with strong disapproval; judged as wrong or unacceptable, often formally:

   Apartheid, by universal agreement, is an inhumane, unjust, and condemned practice.

4. doomed to eternal punishment in hell; damned:

   At the Last Judgment, condemned sinners will offer excuses in vain.

noun

1. Usually the condemned.
   1. the person or persons pronounced guilty in a court of law and sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment:

      We join in prayer for the condemned, his victim, and their families.

   2. the damned:

      The condemned are those who are full of themselves and laugh at their unrighteousness.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of condemn ( def ).

Other Words From

• self-con·demned adjective
• un·con·demned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of condemned¹

condemn ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

House Democrats strongly condemned the resolution and accused Mace of bullying a fellow member of Congress.

From BBC

In a statement posted to social media, Unifil condemned the attacks on its people and infrastructure.

From BBC

Following Ms Daryaei's arrest, Iranian activists on social media condemned what they said was a pattern of diagnosing women's right activists.

From BBC

When Trump lost the 2020 election and encouraged a mob of his supporters to block the peaceful transfer of power, most Republican senators — even those who forcefully condemned the attack on the U.S.

From Salon

Almost 200,000 people were evacuated from areas along the border by the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin condemned the Ukrainian offensive as a "major provocation".

From BBC

Related Words

• convicted