CONDEMNED
Dictionary entry overview: What does condemned mean?
• CONDEMNED (adjective)
The adjective CONDEMNED has 4 senses:
1. pronounced or proved guilty
2. officially and strongly disapproved
3. taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
4. officially pronounced unfit for use or consumption
Familiarity information: CONDEMNED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CONDEMNED (adjective)
Meaning:
Pronounced or proved guilty
Synonyms:
condemned; convicted
Context examples:
the condemned man faced the firing squad with dignity / a convicted criminal
Similar:
guilty (responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt)
Meaning:
Officially and strongly disapproved
Synonyms:
censured; condemned
Context examples:
the censured conflict of interest / her condemned behavior
Similar:
disapproved (not approved)
Meaning:
Taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
Synonyms:
appropriated; taken over; seized; confiscated; confiscate; condemned
Context examples:
the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf / the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain
Similar:
taken (having possession gained especially by force or effort)
Meaning:
Officially pronounced unfit for use or consumption
Context example:
a row of condemned buildings
Similar:
unfit (below the required standards for a purpose)
