condemned
condemned Lexical Profile
condemned Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Officially declared unfit for use, occupation, or human consumption, typically of a building or food supply.
"The city council voted to demolish the condemned warehouse to make way for a community park."
Sentenced to a severe punishment, especially death, or destined to endure an unpleasant fate.
"The historical drama chronicles the final appeal of a condemned prisoner in nineteenth-century London."
Strongly criticized or censured as morally wrong, unacceptable, or reprehensible.
"The diplomat sought to distance the administration from the widely condemned policy."
• noun
People who have been sentenced to death or are doomed to a tragic fate (usually preceded by 'the').
"In the novel, the chaplain spent his evenings offering quiet comfort to the condemned."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the verb 'condemn', which entered Middle English via Old French 'condemner', from Latin 'condemnare' ('to sentence or doom'), a combination of the intensive prefix 'con-' and 'damnare' ('to inflict loss or penalty upon').