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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
denunciation
de·nun·ci·ation [denunciation denunciations] BrE [dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn] NAmE [dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn] noun countable, uncountable ~ (of sb/sth) (formal) an act of criticizing sb/sth strongly in public •an angry denunciation of the government's policies •All parties joined in bitter denunciation of the terrorists. see also ↑denounce Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin denuntiatio(n-), from the verb denuntiare ‘give official information’, based on nuntius ‘messenger’. The original sense was ‘public announcement’, also ‘formal accusation’; the main sense dates from the mid 19th cent. Example Bank: •In his speech, he made a fierce denunciation of government policy. •a public denunciation of the corrupt system •The bishop made an angry denunciation of the government's policies.
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