denounce

de·nounce

 (dĭ-nouns′)

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

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

2. To inform against (someone); accuse publicly.

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 dēnūntiāre, both from Latin : dē-, de- + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·nounce′ment n.

de·nounc′er n.

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denounce

(dɪˈnaʊns)

vb (tr)

1. (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

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

deˈnouncement n

deˈnouncer n

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de•nounce

(dɪˈnaʊns)

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).

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French denoncier to speak out < Latin dēnuntiāre to threaten]

de•nounce′ment, n.

de•nounc′er, n.

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denounce

Past participle: denounced
Gerund: denouncing

Imperative

denounce

denounce

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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.

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denounce

verb

1. To feel or express strong disapproval of:

censure, condemn, deplore, reprehend, reprobate.

2. To make an accusation against:

accuse, arraign, charge, incriminate, indict, tax.

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Translations

يَتَّهِم عَلَنا

nařknoutobžalovatoznačitvyhlásitvypovědět

anklagefordømme

anklagenverschreien

καταγγέλλω

delatardenunciar

dénoncerfustigerlivreraccusercondamner

fordæma/ákæra opinberlega

denunciare

demaskavimasdemaskuoti

apsūdzēt

açıkça suçlamakitham etmek

公开指责谴责

denounce

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

denounce

[dɪˈnaʊns] vt

(= criticize) [+ action] → dénoncer

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

denounce

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

denounce

(diˈnauns) verb

to accuse publicly (of a crime etc). He was denounced as a murderer. veroordeel, aankla يَتَّهِم عَلَنا обвинявам denunciar obžalovat anklagen fordømme; anklage καταγγέλλωdenunciar 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 تورول، مخالفه وينا كول، ښكاره تهديدول، فسخ كول (لكه دقرار داد او تړون) denunciar a denunţa обвинять obžalovať obtožiti javno optužiti peka ut, ange, fördöma ประณาม açıkça suçlamak, itham etmek 公開譴責 обвинувачувати, осуджувати بالاعلان مذمت کرنا tố giác 谴责，公开指责

denunciation (dinansiˈeiʃən) noun

veroordeling, aanklag إتِّهام، شَجْب изобличавам denúncia (veřejná) obžaloba die Anklage fordømmelse καταγγελίαdenuncia hukkamõistmine محکوم سازی؛ نکوهش tuomio dénonciation הוֹקָעָה प्रत्याख्यान potajna prijava, odavanje feljelentés tuduhan fordæming; ákæra denuncia 非難 비난, 탄핵 demaskavimas apsūdzība pengecaman beschuldigingfordømmelse, sterk anklage zdemaskowanie محکوم کول 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

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