DENOUNCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does denounce mean?
• DENOUNCE (verb)
The verb DENOUNCE has 4 senses:
1. speak out against
2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
3. announce the termination of, as of treaties
4. give away information about somebody
Familiarity information: DENOUNCE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DENOUNCE (verb)
Meaning:
Speak out against
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He denounced the Nazis
Hypernyms (to "denounce" is one way to...):
criticise; criticize; knock; pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "denounce"):
fulminate; rail (criticize severely)
condemn; decry; excoriate; objurgate; reprobate (express strong disapproval of)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
stigmatise; stigmatize; brand; denounce; mark
Context examples:
He denounced the government action / She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Hypernyms (to "denounce" is one way to...):
label (assign a label to; designate with a label)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Announce the termination of, as of treaties
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "denounce" is one way to...):
announce; denote (make known; make an announcement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Give away information about somebody
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
tell on; shit; stag; snitch; shop; give away; denounce; betray; rat; grass
Context example:
He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Hypernyms (to "denounce" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "denounce"):
sell out (give information that compromises others)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
