denounce

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·nounce [denounce denounces denounced denouncing] BrE [dɪˈnaʊns] NAmE [dɪˈnaʊns] verb
1. to strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong, illegal, etc
•~ sb/sth She publicly denounced the government's handling of the crisis.
•~ sb/sth as sth The project was denounced as a scandalous waste of public money.
2. to tell the police, the authorities, etc. about sb's illegal political activities
•~ sb as sth They were denounced as spies.
•~ sb (to sb) Many people denounced their neighbours to the secret police.
see also ↑denunciation
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Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘proclaim’, also ‘proclaim someone to be wicked, a rebel, etc.’): from Old French denoncier, from Latin denuntiare ‘give official information’, based on nuntius ‘messenger’.

Example Bank:
•Someone in the village must have denounced them to the authorities.
•Someone must have denounced them to the authorities.
•The government was bitterly denounced for the emergency measures.
•These new regulations have been widely denounced.
•She publicly denounced the government's handling of the crisis.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, mark