denounce

🇺🇸 /dɪˈnaʊns/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈnaʊns/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to strongly criticize someone or something as wrong or bad

The leader will denounce the unfair rules at the meeting.

C1

to report someone's illegal actions to authorities

She decided to denounce the criminal to the police.

translation

v. to strongly criticize someone or something as wrong or bad; to report someone's illegal actions to authorities

Word Forms

3rd Present denounces
Past denounced
Perfect denounced
Progressive denouncing