condemn
verb
[ kənˈdɛm ]
• express complete disapproval of; censure.
• "most leaders roundly condemned the attack"
Similar:
censure,
criticize,
castigate,
attack,
denounce,
deplore,
decry,
revile,
inveigh against,
blame,
chastise,
berate,
upbraid,
reprimand,
rebuke,
reprove,
reprehend,
take to task,
find fault with,
deprecate,
disparage,
slam,
hammer,
lay into,
cane,
blast,
slate,
slag off,
have a go at,
slash,
reprobate,
excoriate,
vituperate,
arraign,
objurgate,
anathematize,
• sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death.
• "the rebels had been condemned to death"
Origin:
Middle English (in condemn (sense 2)): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + damnare ‘inflict loss on’ (see damn).
