Condemn vs Caterwaul - What's the difference?
condemn | caterwaul |
To confer some sort of eternal divine punishment upon.
To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.
To scold sharply; to excoriate the perpetrators of.
To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain
To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
(legal) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.
In lang=en terms the difference between condemn and caterwaul
is that condemn is to adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption while caterwaul is to have a noisy argument, like cats.As verbs the difference between condemn and caterwaul
is that condemn is to confer some sort of eternal divine punishment upon while caterwaul is to cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.As a noun caterwaul is
a yowling.condemn
English
Verb
(en verb)- The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.
- The president condemns the terrorist.
- The president condemns the terrorist attacks.
