You can condemn, or openly criticize , someone who is behaving inappropriately. If you are an animal rights activist, you would probably condemn someone for wearing fur. 1. to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure. 2. to sentence to punishment, esp. a severe punishment: to condemn a murderer to death. 3. to pronounce to be guilty. 4. to force into a specified, usu. unhappy state: condemned by lack of education to a life of poverty. Definition of ' condemn ' condemn (kəndem ) Word forms: condemns , condemning , condemned Definition of condemn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning , pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
