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verdammen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • censure noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
  • condemn verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
  • confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
  • curse noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
  • damn interjection Used to express anger, frustration, or surprise.
  • deplore verb To express strong disapproval of something.
  • doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
  • reprobate adj Rejected; cast off as worthless.

Senses

verdammen is used for these senses in English:

  • censure (transitive) To criticize harshly.
  • condemn (transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
  • confound To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
  • confound To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
  • confound To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
  • damn To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
  • deplore (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
  • doom (transitive) To pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.

censure — full definition

  1. noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
  2. verb To criticize or formally reprimand someone.

condemn — full definition

  1. verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
  2. verb To officially declare a building unsafe for use.
  3. verb To sentence someone to a punishment, especially death.

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