condemnation

Definition

The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.

Etymology

From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.

Example Sentences

• "As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers"."