ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Condemning

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Condemning is an adjective meaning Synonym of condemnatory.

Meaning

Synonym of condemnatory.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of condemn
  2. 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

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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