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   denounce

   /dɪˈnaʊns/

   verb

   • 1. publicly declare to be wrong or evil: "the Assembly denounced the use of violence" Similar condemncriticizeattackcensurecastigatedecryrevilevilifybesmirchdiscreditdamnrejectproscribefind fault withcast aspersions onmalignpour scorn onrail againstinveigh againstfulminate againstdeclaim againstgive something a bad pressrun something downslurinformal:bad-mouthknockpanslamhammerblasthit out atlay intolace intopull to piecespull apartsavagemaulslateslag offhave a go atgive some stick toarchaic:rateslashreprobaterare:vituperateexcoriatearraignobjurgateasperseanathematizeanimadvert ondenunciateOpposite praise
   • ▪ inform against: "priests denounced him to the King for heresy" Similar exposebetrayinform againstinform onincriminateimplicatecitenameaccuseinformal:doarchaic:inculpate

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘proclaim’, also ‘proclaim someone to be wicked, a rebel, etc.’): from Old French denoncier, from Latin denuntiare ‘give official information’, based on nuntius ‘messenger’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. denouncement noun
   • 2. denouncer noun

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   What does it mean to denounce a person?

   • Without giving an opportunity of hearing, without giving an opportunity to explain the intricacies of the accounts, or of the business dealings, to denounce a person is to act unfairly, unjustly, unreasonably, and arbitrarily.

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   What does it mean to denounce a politician?

   • to denounce a politician as morally corrupt. to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court. to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, agreement, or the like). Archaic. to announce or proclaim, especially as something evil or calamitous. Obsolete. to portend. obsolete.

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   What is the meaning of nounced?

   • v.t. -nounced, -nounc•ing. 1. to condemn or censure openly or publicly. 2. to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court. 3. to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, or the like). de•nounce′ment, n. de•nounc′er, n.

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   What is the meaning of denouncement?

   • 1. to condemn or censure openly or publicly. 2. to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court. 3. to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, or the like). de•nounce′ment, n. de•nounc′er, n.

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   To denounce is to tattle, rat out, or speak out against something. When you stand on your desk and tell the class that your partner is cheating, you denounce him or her.

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