different between condemnation vs reflection

English

Etymology

From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemn?ti?, condemn?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nd?m?ne???n/, /?k?nd?m?ne???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nd?m?ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

condemnation (countable and uncountable, plural condemnations)

1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.

   Synonyms: censure, blame, disapprobation

   Antonym: praise

2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.

   Antonym: acquittal

3. The state of being condemned.
4. The ground or reason of condemning.

   Antonyms: acquittal, justification

5. The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• reflexion

Etymology

From Middle French reflexion, reflection, and its source Late Latin reflexio, from the participle stem of reflectere. The current spelling is influenced by reflect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???fl?k??n/
• Hyphenation: re?flec?tion
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

reflection (countable and uncountable, plural reflections)

1. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
2. The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
3. Something, such as an image, that is reflected.

5. Careful thought or consideration.
6. An implied criticism.

7. (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
8. (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.

Derived terms

Related terms

• reflect
• reflective
• reflector

Translations

See also

• refraction
• diffraction