Definitions for Denounce
dɪˈnaʊnsde·nounce

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. denounceverb

   speak out against

   "He denounced the Nazis"

2. stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, markverb

   to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

   "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"

3. denounceverb

   announce the termination of, as of treaties

4. denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stagverb

   give away information about somebody

   "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. denounceverb

   To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.

2. denounceverb

   To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.

   to denounce someone as a swindler, or as a coward

3. denounceverb

   To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.

4. denounceverb

   To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.

   to denounce war; to denounce punishment

5. denounceverb

   To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

6. Etymology: From denoncier, from denuntio, from de- + nuntio, from nuntius

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DENOUNCEverb

   Etymology: denuncio, Latin; denoncer, French.

   1. To threaten by proclamation.

   I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut.

   He of their wicked ways
   Shall them admonish, denouncing wrath to come
   On their impenitence. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 815.

   They impose their wild conjectures for laws upon others, and denounce war against all that receive them not. Dec. of Piety.

   2. To threaten by some outward sign or expression.

   He ended frowning, and his look denounc’d
   Desperate revenge, and battle dangerous
   To less than gods. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 106.

   The sea grew white; the rolling waves from far,
   Like heralds, first denounce the watry war. Dryden.

   3. To give information against.

   Archdeacons ought to propose parts of the New Testament to be learned by heart by inferior clergymen, and denounce such as are negligent. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

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1. denounce

   Denounce generally refers to a public condemnation or criticism of someone or something, often due to perceived wrongdoings or faults. It can also mean to inform against someone, typically in a legal or official context, or to announce formally or officially the end of something, such as a treaty.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Denounceverb

   to make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil)

2. Denounceverb

   to proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression

3. Denounceverb

   to point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize

4. Etymology: [F. dnoncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See Nuncio, and cf. Denunciate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Denounce

   de-nowns′, v.t. to inform against or accuse publicly: (U.S.) to claim the right of working a mine, as being abandoned or insufficiently worked.—ns. Denounce′ment (same as Denunciation); Denounc′er. [Fr. dénoncer—L. denuntiāre—de, inten., and nuntiāre, to announce.]

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1. Denounce

   Denounce vs. Renounce -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Denounce and Renounce.

Matched Categories

1. • Announce
   • Criticize
   • Inform
   • Label

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1. enounced

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Denounce in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Denounce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Denounce in a Sentence

1. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:

   It is the government of the United States that is behind the plans of destabilization and coups against Venezuela. I have come here to denounce it. ... We have dismantled a coup attempt against democracy, against the stability of our homeland, it was an attempt to use a group of officials from the air force to provoke a violent act, an attack.

2. Toby Matthiesen:

   Nimr has become a household name amongst Shia Muslims around the world, including also in Iraq, where this will also be used by Shia actors as a way to rally support and denounce Saudi Arabia.

3. Marcello Brito:

   It is sometimes happening close to our farms. We should denounce illegal loggers, we should take a leading stance against deforestation.

4. Spiro Agnew:

   Every time I criticize what I consider to be excesses or faults in the news business, I am accused of repression, and the leaders of various media professional groups wave the First Amendment as they denounce me. That happens to be my amendment, too. It guarantees my free speech as it does their freedom of the press… There is room for all of us – and for our divergent views – under the First Amendment.

5. El Aissami:

   This terrorist plan was prepared in Colombia, it is also important to denounce that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency had knowledge of the plan and advised the terrorists involved.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Denounce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Denounce
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Denounce
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Denounce
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Denounce