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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

Verb

[-nouncing, -nounced]

1. to condemn openly or vehemently

2. to give information against [Latin denuntiare to make an official proclamation, threaten]

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

verb 2. report, dob in Austral. (slang)

Translations

denounce [dɪˈnauns] vt → denunciar

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denounce [dɪˈnauns] vt → dénoncer

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denounce [dɪˈnauns] vt (person) → anprangern;

(action) → verurteilen

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denounce [dɪˈnauns] vt → denunciare

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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 tuomitseminen dénonciation הוֹקָעָה प्रत्याख्यान potajna prijava, odavanje feljelentés tuduhan fordæming; ákæra denuncia 非難 공공연한 비난, 고발, (조약의) 폐기 통고 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