denounce, verbicon, /dɪˈnaʊns/
1 to express strong disapproval of someone or something, especially in public. to publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong. to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly.
Amnesty International denounced the failure by the authorities to take action.
He denounced the electionicon as a farce.
The government called on the group to denounce the use of violence.
The film was denounced for the way it portrayed its female characters.
The film was denounced [=condemned] as sexist.
His former followers now denounce him as a traitor.
The plan was denounced as risky and dangerous.
2 to give information to the police or another authority about someone’s illegal political activities. to report (someone) to the police or other authorities for illegal or immoral acts - often + as.
She denounced him to the police.
She had to flee the country after being denounced as a spy to government authorities.
denunciation, noun, /dɪ,nʌnsɪ’eʃən/
a public statement in which you criticize someone or something. a public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something as being bad or wrong. a statement that denounces something or someone.
The attack drewicon strong denunciations from leaders around the world.
a denunciation of violence. a letter of denunciation.
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