Denounce
To publicly condemn or criticize something or someone.
verbDenounce
To publicly condemn or criticize something or someone.
verbImagine This
Imagine this: To severely criticize someone, one must use an adjective, like bad, as well as the nouns like boys, or the sentence won’t make sense.
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Sounds like: announce (denounce rhymes with announce)
Looks Like
Looks like: announce; contains 'noun' and relates to condemning
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From Latin denuntiare 'to announce publicly'; the noun form is denunciation.
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Note
Denounce is stronger than simply criticize; it involves public condemnation. Do not confuse with renounce (to give up) or denigrate (to belittle or demean).
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- The editor denounced the politician's corruption in a televised address.
- Whistleblowers denounced the company's unsafe practices to the regulators.
From Old French denoncer, from Latin denuntiare 'to announce publicly, declare'.
DeNOUNCe: pronounce against a noun.
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Condemn
verbTo express strong disapproval of something or someone, and to declare them unfit, wrong, or deserving of punishment; in a legal sense, to sentence a person to punishment.
Censure
verbTo express strong disapproval of (someone or something); to condemn or rebuke, typically in a formal or official manner.
Decry
verbTo publicly condemn or denounce something; to express strong disapproval of a policy, action, or idea.
Abandon
verbTo give up completely, to desert or leave behind, or to relinquish a claim, plan, or responsibility.
Abate
verbTo decrease in amount or intensity; to reduce or end something.
Abolish
verbTo formally end or repeal a system, practice, or institution; to officially put an end to something established.