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condemnable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Deserving of condemnation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a criminal waste of talent
  • a deplorable act of violence
  • adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English condemn Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English condemnable From condemn + -able.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: осъди́телен (osǎdítelen) — deserving of condemnation
  • Catalan: condemnable — deserving of condemnation
  • Dutch: afkeurenswaardig — deserving of condemnation
  • Dutch: laakbaar — deserving of condemnation
  • Dutch: veroordeelbaar — deserving of condemnation
  • Finnish: tuomittava — deserving of condemnation
  • French: condamnable — deserving of condemnation
  • Italian: condannabile — deserving of condemnation
  • Italian: denunciabile — deserving of condemnation
  • Italian: dannabile — deserving of condemnation
  • Manx: so-gheyrey — deserving of condemnation
  • Manx: yn-gheyrey — deserving of condemnation
  • Polish: naganny — deserving of condemnation
  • Polish: godny potępienia — deserving of condemnation
  • Polish: zasługujący na potępienie — deserving of condemnation
  • Portuguese: condenável — deserving of condemnation
  • Spanish: condenable — deserving of condemnation