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
Example sentences from the Web for denouncement
After my first week on campus, I began to meet upperclassmen who were unapologetic in their denouncement of the University.
Kyle Smith's denouncement of Free to Be in Sunday's New York Post because it “emasculated men” is totally baffling.
But a subject class or race does but little for their amelioration when content with its denouncement.
Shadow and Light |Mifflin Wistar GibbsThe Baronet not long after this denouncement retired to Boston.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts |James H. Stark
British Dictionary definitions for denouncement
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