Condemning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Condemning is an adjective meaning Synonym of condemnatory.
Meaning
Synonym of condemnatory.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of condemn
- condemnation
Example Sentences
Ah, my Brethren, that is a very condemning thing, to sin against a tender conscience.
Thy Servant knew that she was beloved of thee, and that she lay in thy bosome from a child, and there she might have lived without the condemnings or reproaches of men, or of this Generation […]
Ironic remarks were considered more condemning than literal remarks, and direct remarks were considered more condemning than indirect ones, but these effects were independent and did not influence one another.
Of course, the mites of sympathy, of friendly feelings towards Denmark which are mingled with your condemning judgments, are withheld by the German papers; but, seriously speaking, I cannot see that they do anything but render your concluding sentences the more condemning.
Word Forms
- condemnings
Synonyms for condemning
Depending on context, synonyms include disapprobatory, disapproving, improbatory, censorious, condemnatory, damnatory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inculpatory, damning, denouncing, condemnation, censure, denounce.
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