SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
denounce
verb
To condemn openly and strongly.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See denounce in use
Residents gathered to denounce the destruction of the old garden.
Soon afterward, a member wanted to denounce a newcomer for returning a borrowed tool with a visible crack in its handle.
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