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denounce Definition

de·nounce (dē no̵uns′, di-)

transitive verb -·nounced′, -·nounc′·ing

  1. to accuse publicly; inform against to denounce an accomplice in crime
  2. to condemn strongly as evil
  3. to give formal notice of the ending of (a treaty, armistice, etc.)
  4. Obsolete to announce, esp. in a menacing way

Etymology: ME denouncen < OFr denoncier < L denuntiare: see denunciation

denounce Related Forms
de·nounce′·ment noun de·nounc′er noun
denounce Synonyms

denounce

v.

condemn, charge, blame, accuse, decry, censure, criticize, indict, arraign, vituperate, implicate, incriminate, upbraid, impugn, vilify, prosecute, revile, stigmatize, ostracize, reproach, castigate, rail at, brand, boycott, rebuke, dress down, take to task, damn, impeach, scold, reprimand, reprehend, reprove, inveigh against, publicly accuse, condemn openly, charge with, blacklist, expose, inform against, derogate, call to account, knock*, pitch into*, rip into*, give away*, blackball*, show up*, smear*, hang something on*; see also accuse, censure.

Antonyms praise*, laud*, commend. See syn. study at censure.censure.

denounce Usage Examples

Object

  • hypocrisy: He denounced the hypocrisy of the US and Britain in calling Sharon a " man of peace " .
  • corruption: Its militant lyrics denounce corruption and oppression, establishing the group as the musical champion of generations of Moroccans, Arabs and exiles.
  • violation: Sapopemba residents have organized to defend their human rights by denouncing violations by state security forces.
  • gambling: Denouncing gambling as parents pumped their with him because.

Subject

  • critic: This use of the famous phrase is strongly denounced by critics.

Preposition: as

  • traitor: This time he was hiding from his former comrades after being denounced as a traitor with suspected MDC sympathies.

Adjective complement

  • illegitimate: Hermione gives birth to a baby girl, Perdita, who Leontes denounces as illegitimate, and casts her out into the wilderness.

Modifying Another Word

  • roundly: Once signed, the Pact was roundly denounced by Trotsky.
  • vehemently: In the mid-twelfth century Aelred of Rievaulx vehemently denounced musical embellishments.
  • angrily: Pensioners say council tax particularly hits them Pensioners groups have angrily denounced Gordon Brown for failing to repeat last year's council tax rebate.
  • loudly: Each side of the sectarian divide is loudly denouncing the other as the culprit.
  • publicly: His refusal to be intimidated, publicly denouncing the brutal tactics of the regime, has won him admirers.
  • bitterly: It is more than interesting to recall that, when first published, the King James Version was bitterly denounced.

Used with why or when

  • what: It often takes more courage to denounce what is wrong, than to go along with a dishonest plan.

Preposition: in

  • term: The actions of the Corporation were denounced in strong terms.

Preposition: from

  • pulpit: Around this time, the game was denounced from the pulpits of the day, and play was actually banned at some sporting clubs.

Preposition: by

  • critic: This use of the famous phrase is strongly denounced by critics.
  • authority: Zulia is controlled by the opposition and this campaign is a project previously denounced by Venezuelan authorities.