denounce
[ dih-nouns ]
/ dɪˈnaʊns /
verb (used with object), de·nounced, de·nounc·ing.
to condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court.
to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, agreement, or the like).
Archaic.
to announce or proclaim, especially as something evil or calamitous.
Obsolete.
to portend.
Origin of denounce
1250–1300; Middle English
denouncen < Old French
denoncier to speak out < Latin
dēnuntiāre to threaten (
dē-
de- +
nuntiāre to announce, derivative of
nuntius messenger)
SYNONYMS FOR denounce
OTHER WORDS FROM denounce
de·nounce·ment, noun de·nounc·er, noun un·de·nounced, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH denounce
denounce renounceWords nearby denounce
denotation,
denotative,
denote,
denotive,
denouement,
denounce,
denpasar,
dens,
dens in dente,
dense,
densify
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British Dictionary definitions for denounce
denounce
/ (dɪˈnaʊns) /
verb (tr)
to deplore or condemn openly or vehemently
to give information against; accuse
to announce formally the termination of (a treaty, etc)
obsolete
- to announce (something evil)
- to portend
Derived forms of denounce
denouncement, noun denouncer, nounWord Origin for denounce
C13: from Old French
denoncier to proclaim, from Latin
dēnuntiāre to make an official proclamation, threaten, from
de- +
nuntiāre to announce