Denounce

//diˈnaʊns//

Synonyms for "denounce" (237 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Strong matches (71)

Related words (118)

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Translations

106 translations across 26 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • καταγγέλλω verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)

Arabic

1 entries
  • وَشَى verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • денонсирам verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)
  • обвинявам verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • оповестявам verb (to make known in a formal manner)
  • осъждам verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Catalan

2 entries
  • denunciar verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • denunciar verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 公佈 /公布 verb (to make known in a formal manner)
  • 告發 /告发 verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • 威脅 /威胁 verb (to proclaim in a threatening manner)
  • 宣佈 /宣布 verb (to make known in a formal manner)

Czech

4 entries
  • nařknout verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • nařknout verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • označit verb (to make known in a formal manner)
  • vyhlásit verb (to proclaim in a threatening manner)

Danish

4 entries
  • anklage verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • bekendtgøre verb (to make known in a formal manner)
  • beskylde verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • opsige verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)

Dutch

4 entries
  • aanklagen verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • aanklagen verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • afkeuren verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • bekendmaken verb (to make known in a formal manner)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • denunci verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Finnish

4 entries
  • antaa ilmi verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • ilmiantaa verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • ilmoittaa verb (to make known in a formal manner)
  • irtisanoa verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)

French

4 entries
  • balancer verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • dénoncer verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • dénoncer verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • dénoncer verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)

Georgian

3 entries
  • გაკიცხვა verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • დაგმობა verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • მხილება verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)

German

4 entries
  • anzeigen verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • aufkündigen verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)
  • kündigen verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)
  • verurteilen verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • גינה verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • גינה verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • גינה verb (to proclaim in a threatening manner)
  • הוקיע verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • erőteljesen kritizál verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 非難する verb (to proclaim in a threatening manner)

Latin

2 entries
  • damno verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • damno verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)

Māori

3 entries
  • whakahahani verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • whakahorihori verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • whakahorihori verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)

Polish

3 entries
  • potępić verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • wypowiedzieć verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)
  • zadenuncjować verb (to make known in a formal manner)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • acusar verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • denunciar verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Russian

4 entries
  • денонси́ровать verb (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty)
  • доноси́ть verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • извеща́ть verb (to make known in a formal manner)
  • обвиня́ть verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • cronaich verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • càin verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • rach an aghaidh verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • troid verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Slovak

1 entries
  • udať verb (to make known in a formal manner)

Spanish

3 entries
  • denunciar verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • denunciar verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • funar verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Swedish

4 entries
  • anklaga verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • anmäla verb (to make a formal or public accusation against)
  • beskylla verb (to criticize or speak out against)
  • fördöma verb (to criticize or speak out against)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The alterglobalists denounce growing inequalities.

Source: tatoeba (797171)

The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.

Source: tatoeba (1570071)

Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. [...] Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.

Source: tatoeba (3012019)

According to some historians, Napoleon was an enlightened despot because of improvements he made in the social institutions of France. Others denounce him as an egocentric dictator because of the large number of people who died in his wars.

Source: tatoeba (4271032)

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