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con|cur /kənkɜː ^r / (concurs , concurring , concurred ) VERB If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur . [FORMAL ] □ [V + with ] Local feeling does not necessarily concur with the press. □ [V + in ] Both doctors concurred in this decision. □ [V that] Butler and Stone concur that the war threw people's lives into a moral relief. □ [V ] Four other judges concurred. □ [V that] After looking at the jug, Faulkner concurred that it was late Roman, third or fourth century. [Also V ]

con|cur|rence /kənkʌ rəns, [AM ] -kɜː r-/ (concurrences )

1 N‑VAR [oft with poss] Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Any change ought not to be made without the general concurrence of all concerned.

2 N‑VAR If there is a concurrence of two or more things, they happen at the same time. □ [+ of ] The concurrence of their disappearances had to be more than coincidental.

con|cur|rent /kənkʌ rənt, [AM ] -kɜː r-/ ADJ [usu ADJ n, oft v-link ADJ with n, v-link ADJ ] Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time. □  Galerie St. Etienne is holding three concurrent exhibitions. □  Concurrent with her acting career, Bron has managed to write two books of her own. ●  con|cur|rent|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  His sentence is to run concurrently with a sentence he is already serving.

con|cussed /kənkʌ st/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone is concussed , they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head. □  My left arm is badly bruised and I was slightly concussed.

con|cus|sion /kənkʌ ʃ ^ə n/ (concussions ) N‑VAR If you suffer concussion after a blow to your head, you lose consciousness or feel sick or confused. □  Nicky was rushed to hospital with concussion. □  She fell off a horse and suffered a concussion.

con|demn ◆◇◇ /kənde m/ (condemns , condemning , condemned )

1 VERB If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable. □ [V n] Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence. □ [V n + for ] Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application. □ [V n + as ] …a document that condemns sexism as a moral and social evil. [Also V pron-refl]

2 VERB [usu passive] If someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given this punishment. □ [be V -ed + to ] He was condemned to life imprisonment. □ [V -ed] …appeals by prisoners condemned to death.

3 VERB If circumstances condemn you to an unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way. □ [V n + to ] Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work. [Also V n to-inf]

4 VERB If authorities condemn a building, they officially decide that it is not safe and must be pulled down or repaired. □ [V n] …proceedings to condemn buildings in the area.

5 → see also condemned

con|dem|na|tion /kɒ ndemne I ʃ ^ə n/ (condemnations ) N‑VAR Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable. □ [+ of ] There was widespread condemnation of Saturday's killings. □ [+ from ] The raids have drawn a strong condemnation from the United Nations Security Council.