verb
denounce
dee-NOWNS
verb
1
To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
"The senator denounced the decision as a betrayal of voters."
"Human rights groups denounced the crackdown on protesters."
2
To formally accuse or inform against someone.
"He was denounced to the authorities by a former colleague."
How to Use Denounce
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo speak out strongly against something, or to formally accuse someone.
Common pairings
publicly denounce
denounce as
denounce the attack
Word Forms
denounced past tense, denounces singular
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Etymology
From Old French denuncier, from Latin dēnūntiō, "to announce or threaten."