Tra từ condemn - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·demn [condemn condemns condemned condemning] BrE [kənˈdem] NAmE [kənˈdem] verb

EXPRESS DISAPPROVAL
1. ~ 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 to say what sb's punishment will be
Syn: ↑sentence
•~ sb (to sth) He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged.
•~ sb to do sth She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.

SB TO DIFFICULT SITUATION
3. usually passive ~ sb to sth to force sb to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation
Syn: ↑doom
•He was condemned to a life of hardship.
•They were condemned to spend every holiday on a rainy campsite.

STH DANGEROUS
4. 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. ~ sb to show or suggest that sb is guilty of sth
•She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is guilty).
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in senses 2 and 3): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + damnare ‘inflict loss on’, from damnum ‘loss, damage’.

Example Bank:
•She publicly condemned the deal.
•She publicly condemned the opposition leader.
•The President specifically condemned the ads.
•The action has been widely condemned by human rights groups.
•They rightly condemn such opinions as racist.