Denounce
To publicly condemn or criticize something or someone.
verbDenounce
To publicly condemn or criticize something or someone.
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Imagine 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
Sounds like: announce (denounce rhymes with announce)
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Looks Like
Looks like: announce; contains 'noun' and relates to condemning
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Remember This
From Latin denuntiare 'to announce publicly'; the noun form is denunciation.
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Other Forms
denunciationnoun
denouncernoun
denouncingverb
denouncesverb
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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).