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   De·nounce

   /dəˈnouns/

   

   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: "some of his own 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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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