Dictionary entries for 'denounce'

Synonyms

censure
condemn
deplore
reprehend
reprobate
accuse
arraign
charge
incriminate
indict
tax

de·nounce (dĭ-nounś)

[Middle English denouncen, to proclaim, from Anglo-Norman denuncier, Medieval Latin dēnūntiāre, both from Latin, dē-, de-, + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu-).]

transitive verb: -nounced, -nounc·ing, -nounc·es.

To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See synonyms at criticize
To accuse formally.
To give formal announcement of the ending of (a treaty).

derivatives

de·nouncément: noun
de·nounćer: noun

transitive verb: -nounced, -nounc·ing, -nounc·es.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition