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Definition of “denounce”

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denounce (dɪˈnaʊns)

Definitions

verb (tr)

to deplore or condemn openly or vehemently
to give information against; accuse
to announce formally the termination of (a treaty, etc)
obsolete
1. to announce (something evil)
2. to portend

Alternative Forms

deˈnouncement noun deˈnouncer noun

Word Origin

C13: from Old French denoncier to proclaim, from Latin dēnuntiāre to make an official proclamation, threaten, from de- + nuntiāre to announce

Synonyms

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= condemn, attack, censure, decry, castigate, revile, damn, vilify, proscribe, stigmatize, impugn, excoriate, declaim against

= report, expose, betray, accuse, implicate, inform on inculpate, arraign, point a or the finger at denunciate, dob in,

Usage examples

The world would denounce Burnell and God would strike him down for a thief.
Aldiss, Brian, Somewhere East of Life (1994)
Print, electronic and TV commentators have been popping up in scores to defend or denounce him.
Spiked (2004)
Mr. Legault, considered Mr. Landry's hand-picked successor, has been quick to denounce the strategy.
Globe and Mail (2003)
More than 3,000 people rallied in Kuala Lumpur to denounce the 17-year rule of Malaysia's Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
Independent (1998)
The stage-management of the production required Don Juan to speak the right lines and not denounce the scheme.
Preston, Paul, Franco (1993)

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