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Condolence vs Condemnation - What's the difference?

condolence | condemnation |

As nouns the difference between condolence and condemnation

is that condolence is comfort, support or sympathy while condemnation is the act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation.

condolence

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) comfort, support or sympathy
    • There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
  • (countable, usually plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died
    • I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.

    Derived terms

    * book of condolence

    condemnation

    English

    Noun

  • The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation.
  • The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
  • The state of being condemned.
  • The ground or reason of condemning.
  • The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.

    • Antonyms

    * (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) praise * (act of judicially adjudging guilty) acquittal * (ground or reason of condemning) acquittal, justification