| VERB | communication | denounce | speak out against |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | denounce, stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, mark | to accuse / accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | |
| communication | denounce | announce the termination of, as of treaties | |
| communication | denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag | give away information about somebody |
| Sounds | dihnaw'ns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | announce ... trounce: 10 rhymes with awns... | |
| Meaning | Speak out against. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He denounced the Nazis" | |
| Narrower | condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate | Express strong disapproval of |
| fulminate, rail | criticize severely | |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
| Spanish | delatar, denunciar | |
| Catalan | delatar, denunciar | |
| Nouns | denouncement | a public act of denouncing |
| Meaning | To accuse / accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He denounced the government action" | |
| Synonyms | stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, mark | |
| Broader | label | Assign a label to |
| Spanish | calificar, delatar, denunciar, estigmatizar, marcar, tachar, tildar | |
| Catalan | delatar, denunciar, taxar, titllar | |
| Adjectives | denunciative | containing warning of punishment |
| Nouns | denouncement | a public act of denouncing |
| Meaning | announce the termination of, as of treaties. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | announce, denote | make known |
| Spanish | denunciar | |
| Meaning | give away information about somebody. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag | |
| Narrower | sell someone out | Give information that compromises others |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | acusar, delatar, denunciar, traicionar | |
| Catalan | denunciar, trair | |
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