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Verb: denounce  di'nawns
  1. Speak out against
    "He denounced the Nazis"
     
  2. To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
    "He denounced the government action"
    - stigmatize, stigmatise [Brit], brand, mark
     
  3. Announce the termination of, as of treaties
     
  4. Give away information about somebody
    - tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shop, snitch, stag

Derived forms: denouncing, denounced, denounces

See also: denouncement, denunciative

Type of: announce, criticise [Brit], criticize, denote, inform, knock, label, pick apart