condemn

US: /kənˈdɛm/
UK: /kəndˈɛm/


English Vietnamese dictionary


condemn /kən'dem/
  • ngoại động từ
    • kết án, kết tội, xử, xử phạt
      • to be condemned to death: bị kết án tội tử hình
    • chỉ trích, chê trách, lên án, quy tội
      • do not condemn him before you know his motives: đừng vội chỉ trích hắn trước khi anh biết rõ động cơ của hắn
    • (nghĩa bóng) bắt buộc, ép
      • I an condemned to lie on my back another week: tôi buộc phải nằm ngửa thêm một tuần nữa
    • tịch thu (hàng lậu...)
    • thải, loại bỏ đi (đồ dùng cũ...)
    • chạy, tuyên bố hết hy vọng, tuyên bố không chữa được (người bệnh)
    • condemned cell
      • (xem) cell

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
express disapproval
1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for / as sth) to express very strong disapproval of sb/sth, usually for moral reasons: The government issued a statement condemning the killings. + The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity.
sb to punishment
2 [usually passive] ~ sb (to sth) to say what sb's punishment will be
Synonym: SENTENCE
[VN] He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged. + [VN to inf] She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.
sb to difficult situation
3 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb to sth to force sb to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation
Synonym: DOOM
They were condemned to a life of hardship. + He was condemned to spend the rest of the football season on the bench.
sth dangerous
4 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (as sth) to say officially that sth is not safe enough to be used: a condemned building + The meat was condemned as unfit to eat.
show guilt
5 [VN] to show or suggest that sb is guilty of sth: She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show her guilt).

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 censure, blame, criticize, remonstrate with or against, denounce, disparage, reproach, rebuke, reprove, scold, reprimand, upbraid:
The council was condemned for failing to provide adequate health care.
2 convict, find guilty; sentence, doom:
The judge condemned them to twenty years imprisonment.
3 Usually, condemned. doomed, damned, destined, fated, ordained, foreordained; consigned:
He has been condemned to wander forever.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

fiercely, roundly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously, vociferously | unequivocally, utterly | unanimously, universally | openly, publicly
She publicly condemned the opposition leader.

PREP.

for
He was roundly condemned for his mistake.

PHRASES

be widely condemned
The action has been widely condemned by human rights groups.


Concise English dictionary


condemns|condemned|condemningkən'dem
verb
+express strong disapproval of
+declare or judge unfit
+compel or force into a particular state or activity
+demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
+pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law