Get to know Denounce better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like knock or betray.
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Denounce meaning
- To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
- To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
- To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
Synonyms of Denounce
Using Denounce
- The main meaning on this page is: To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare. | To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame. | To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
- Useful related words include: knock, give away, betray, tell on.
- In the example corpus, denounce often appears in combinations such as: to denounce, denounce the, and denounce.
Context around Denounce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Denounce
- In this selection, "denounce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thereby, must, ceaselessly, christians, mendocino and new stand out and add context to how "denounce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include audiences ceaselessly denounce all things and broadcasts to denounce mendocino county. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "denounce" sits close to words such as alluded, apostolic and babe, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with denounce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hundreds “march for unity” outside Homestead City Hall to denounce new. (11 words)
Any organization or leader claiming to uphold truth and reconciliation must denounce any “infringements,” the statement adds. (17 words)
Audiences, especially horror audiences, ceaselessly denounce all things old dredged up and repurposed for a new audience. (17 words)
MSF was the only organisation providing medical care to the surrounded civilians, and as such, did not denounce the genocide for fear of being expelled from the country (it did, however, denounce the lack of access for other organisations). (39 words)
But many other governments, while appropriately refusing to support Washington’s sanctions and dangerous escalation of this terrible war, are reluctant even to denounce the Russian invasion, because they resent U.S. hypocrisy and double standards. (36 words)
After an apparent refusal to denounce the book or accept its removal, Barbara Cooper, head of the Alabama Department of Early Education, was compelled to tender her resignation, which Ivey accepted. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
For John, those who denounce Christians thereby denounce the God to whom they bear witness, so he calls it blasphemia.
MSF was the only organisation providing medical care to the surrounded civilians, and as such, did not denounce the genocide for fear of being expelled from the country (it did, however, denounce the lack of access for other organisations).
After an apparent refusal to denounce the book or accept its removal, Barbara Cooper, head of the Alabama Department of Early Education, was compelled to tender her resignation, which Ivey accepted.
Again, you can denounce them under the Human Rights Act and file for claims of harassment if you feel like your privacy is being violated.
Any organization or leader claiming to uphold truth and reconciliation must denounce any “infringements,” the statement adds.
Audiences, especially horror audiences, ceaselessly denounce all things old dredged up and repurposed for a new audience.
But critics who denounce the genre point to the music's relationship with real-life violent incidents and the perceived association between the musicians and criminals.
But many other governments, while appropriately refusing to support Washington’s sanctions and dangerous escalation of this terrible war, are reluctant even to denounce the Russian invasion, because they resent U.S. hypocrisy and double standards.
Detractors, however, denounce the so-called overhaul as a scheme aimed at handing unchecked power to the extremist ministers.
Engaging World Leaders and Cities: The WJC is actively reaching out to global leaders, urging them to denounce the attacks and stand in support of Israel.
Even those who support her opponent should denounce these attacks on her character and try to run a cleaner campaign.
Friends can still denounce each other, as if we were in America during the McCarthyite witch-hunts of the 1950s or China during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
Hanneman also uses his broadcasts to denounce Mendocino County District Attorney Susan Massini - "the dumb-ass DA in Ukiah," he calls her - for venturing to prosecute him.
Hundreds “march for unity” outside Homestead City Hall to denounce new.
If he weren’t running, it would make complete sense for GOP candidates to avoid offending Trump voters — Republicans in 1976 certainly didn’t routinely denounce Richard Nixon on the hustings.
Iranian college students also held a rally in front of the Swedish embassy in Tehran on Friday to denounce the recent desecration of the holy Quran in Stockholm.
I wish to formally denounce the false rumors that have been circulating regarding our petition against the results from the Rivers State governorship election.
Last week, on January 12, 2023, hundreds of Somalis gathered in Mogadishu for a state-organized march to denounce the al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab.
Mr. Griffin wasn’t alone in demanding that an elite university denounce its students for criticizing Israel so soon after the Hamas attack.
Now, however, many Muslims are coming out to denounce the school's actions as they praise Prater for showcasing Muslim art.
Common combinations with denounce
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to denounce 116×
- denounce the 62×
- and denounce 18×
- denounce it 10×
- denounce white 7×
- who denounce 6×
- denounce these 6×
- publicly denounce 5×
- denounce them 4×
- denounce all 4×