denounce

dɪˈnaʊns

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Conjugation

Definition of denounce - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

criticize publiclypublicly declare to be wrong or evil

The politician did not hesitate to denounce the new law as unjust..

censure

condemn

criticize

formal accusationformally accuse someone of wrongdoing

He was denounced to the authorities for fraud.

accuse

indict

prosecute

diplomacy

Dated

announce the end of an agreement or treaty

Dated

The country denounced the treaty after the conflict.

abrogate

terminate

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Origin of denounce

Latin, de- (down) + nuntiare (announce)

Terms with denounce included in their meaning

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cry shame

criticism

publicly denounce something as disgraceful

comminate

language

denounce or curse with strong words

proscribe

legal

denounce or condemn publicly

Examples of denounce in a sentence

Activists gathered to denounce the unfair treatment.
The whistleblower denounced the corruption publicly.
They denounced the policy as unjust.
They decided to denounce the outdated agreement.
The government will denounce the pact next week.

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French:dénoncer, accuser, ...
German:verurteilen, anzeigen, ...
Italian:condannare, rescindere, ...
Spanish:denunciar, acusar, ...
Portuguese:denunciar, delatar, ...
Chinese:公开批评, 告发, ...
Japanese:非難する, 告発する, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَنْكَرَ, وَشَى بِـ, ...
Hebrew:לְגַנּוֹת, לְהַאֲשִׁים, ...
Russian:осуждать, обвинять, ...
Ukrainian:засуджувати, денонсувати, ...
Hindi:निंदा करना, अभियोग लगाना, ...
Bengali:নিন্দা করা, অভিযুক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:denunciar, acusar, ...
Czech:odsoudit, obvinit, ...
Danish:fordømme, anklage, ...
Dutch:veroordelen, aanklagen, ...
Greek:καταγγέλλω, κατηγορώ, ...
Hungarian:elítélni, feljelenteni, ...
Khmer:ថ្កោលទោសជាសាធារណៈ, ចោទប្រកាន់ជាផ្លូវការ, ...
Korean:비난하다, 고발하다, ...
Persian:محکوم کردن, اعلام جرم کردن, ...
Polish:potępić, oskarżać, ...
Portuguese (BR):denunciar, acusar, ...
Romanian:a denunța, a acuza, ...
Swedish:fördöma, anklaga, ...
Thai:ประณาม, กล่าวหา, ...
Turkish:kınamak, ihbar etmek, ...
Vietnamese:lên án, tố cáo, ...

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