denounce

Intermediatezipf 3.24

Pronunciation

/dɪˈnaʊns/(dih-NOUNSS)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

谴责；公开批评；告发

Definition

To publicly declare something to be wrong or evil; to condemn openly and forcefully.

Word family

  • denunciation/dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/(n)谴责

Collocations

  • publicly denounce
  • denounce as
  • denounce violence
  • strongly denounce
  • denounce the decision

Examples

  1. 1.World leaders denounced the attack as a violation of international law. (condemn)
  2. 2.She was denounced by her neighbours during the political purge. (inform against)

Synonyms

  • condemn/kənˈdɛm/— to express strong disapproval
  • censure/ˈsɛnʃər/— to formally criticise — more official
  • decry/dɪˈkraɪ/— to publicly express disapproval

Etymology

from Latin "denuntiare" (to proclaim, to warn) — de- (down) + nuntiare (to announce)