denounce

de·nounce  (d-nouns)

tr.v. de·nounced, de·nounc·ing, de·nounc·es

1. To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize.

2. To accuse formally.

3. To give formal announcement of the ending of (a treaty).

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[Middle English denouncen, to proclaim, from Anglo-Norman denuncier and Medieval Latin dnntire, both from Latin : d-, de- + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·nouncement n.

de·nouncer n.

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denounce [dɪˈnaʊns]

vb (tr)

1. (Literature / Rhetoric) to deplore or condemn openly or vehemently

2. to give information against; accuse

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to announce formally the termination of (a treaty, etc.)

4. Obsolete

a.  to announce (something evil)

b.  to portend

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

denouncement  n

denouncer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" fulminate, rail - criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies" condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
	2.	denounce - to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" stigmatise, stigmatize, brand, mark label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
	3.	denounce - announce the termination of, as of treaties announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"
	4.	denounce - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" shit, tell on, snitch, stag, shop, give away, betray, grass, rat inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others

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denounce

verb

1. condemn, attack, censure, decry, castigate, revile, vilify, proscribe, stigmatize, impugn, excoriate, declaim against The leaders took the opportunity to denounce the attacks.

2. report, expose, betray, accuse, implicate, inform on, inculpate Informers might at any moment denounce them to the authorities.

Translations

denounce [dɪˈnaʊns] VT (= accuse publicly) → censurar, denunciar; (to police etc) → denunciar; [+ treaty] → denunciar, abrogar

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denounce [dɪˈnaʊns] vt

(= criticize) [+ action] → dénoncer

(= accuse) to denounce sb as a traitor → accuser publiquement qn de trahison

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denounce

vt

(= accuse publicly) → anprangern, brandmarken; (= inform against) → anzeigen, denunzieren (sb to sb jdn bei jdm)

(= condemn as evil) alcohol, habit etc → verurteilen, denunzieren (geh)

treaty → (auf)kündigen

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denounce [dɪˈnaʊns] vt (accuse publicly) → accusare; (to police) → denunciare
to denounce sb as a liar → accusare pubblicamente qn di essere un bugiardo

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denounce

v denounce [diˈnauns]

to accuse publicly (of a crime etc) He was denounced as a murderer. veroordeel, aankla يَتَّهِم عَلَنا обвинявам obžalovat fordømme; anklage anklagen καταγγέλλω denunciar hukka mõistma محکوم کردن؛ متهم کردن tuomita dénoncer לְהוֹקִיע दोषी ठहराना optužiti, osuđivati feljelent menuduh fordæma/ákæra opinberlega denunciare 非難する 공공연히 비난하다 demaskuoti apsūdzēt kecam openlijk beschuldigen anklage, stemple demaskować denunciar a denunţa обвинять obžalovať obtožiti javno optužiti peka ut, ange, fördöma ประณาม açıkça suçlamak, itham etmek 譴責 обвинувачувати, осуджувати بالاعلان مذمت کرنا tố giác 谴责

n denunciation [dinansiˈeiʃən]

veroordeling, aanklag إتِّهام، شَجْب изобличавам (veřejná) obžaloba fordømmelse die Anklage καταγγελία denuncia hukkamõistmine محکوم سازی؛ نکوهش tuomio dénonciation הוֹקָעָה प्रत्याख्यान potajna prijava, odavanje feljelentés tuduhan fordæming; ákæra denuncia 非難 비난, 탄핵 demaskavimas apsūdzība pengecaman beschuldiging fordømmelse, sterk anklage zdemaskowanie denúncia denun­ţare обвинение obžaloba ovadba javna optužba angivelse, fördömande การประณามในที่สาธารณะ açıkça suçlama, itham etme 譴責 звинувачення; засудження کھلی مذمّت sự tố giác 谴责