condemnation

noun

con·dem·na·tion ˌkän-ˌdem-ˈnā-shən

-dəm-

Synonyms of condemnation next

: censure, blame

… the Quakers, in their uncompromising condemnation of war …—

William Ralph Inge

: the act of judicially condemning

: the state of being condemned

… in the hopeless hour of condemnation …—

Washington Irving

: a reason for condemning

His conduct was sufficient condemnation.

Examples of condemnation in a Sentence

The plan has drawn condemnation from both sides. The government's statement was a condemnation of all acts of terrorism.

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Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results. —

Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation. —

Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 But the show is billed as a salute to bad gifts, rather than a condemnation of them. —

Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025 The aim was damnatio memoriae: a condemnation of the memory. —

Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for condemnation