condemnable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈdɛmnəbəl/ UK /kənˈdemnəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
deserving of strong disapproval or censure

The attack on civilians was condemnable by any standard.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · deserving of strong... blameworthy reprehensible censurable culpable damnablereproachable

Opposites

praiseworthy commendable laudable

Word family

Derived forms condemnably

Related forms condemn condemnation condemnatory

Etymology

From condemn + -able. Condemn derives from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare ('to sentence, blame'), from com- (intensive) + damnare ('to harm, condemn'), from damnum ('damage, loss').

condemnare Latin damnum Latin

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# condemnable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈdɛmnəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈdemnəbəl/

## Meanings
1. deserving of strong disapproval or censure

## Examples
- The attack on civilians was condemnable by any standard.

## Synonyms
- blameworthy
- reprehensible
- censurable
- culpable
- damnable
- reproachable

## Antonyms
- praiseworthy
- commendable
- laudable

## Derived Forms
- condemnably

## Related Forms
- condemn
- condemnation
- condemnatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: condemnare
- Root: damnum

## Etymology
From condemn + -able. Condemn derives from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare ('to sentence, blame'), from com- (intensive) + damnare ('to harm, condemn'), from damnum ('damage, loss').

## AI Etymology
Condemnable comes from condemn + -able. Condemn derives from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare ('to sentence, blame'), from com- (intensive) + damnare ('to harm, condemn'), from damnum ('damage, loss'). The historical trail runs through condemnare in Latin and damnum in Latin. Morphologically, condemnable is transparent: it draws on condemn + -able. Used as an adjective, condemnable now means "deserving of strong disapproval or censure", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as condemnably and related forms such as condemn, condemnation, and condemnatory. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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