To denounce is to tattle, rat out, or speak out against something. When you stand on your desk and tell the class that your partner is cheating, you denounce him or her.
Verb
speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
Verb
give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Verb
announce the termination of, as of treaties
Verb
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"
v. t.
To make known in a solemn or official manner; to
declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).
v. t.
To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by
some outward sign or expression.
v. t.
To point out as deserving of reprehension or
punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure
upon; to stigmatize.
Usage Examples
I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain silent would have been a kind of intolerable complicity.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe biggest danger to the European Union comes not from those who advocate change, but from those who denounce new thinking as heresy. In its long history Europe has experience of heretics who turned out to have a point.
Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.