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noun
An act of denouncing; a denunciation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A solemn or formal declaration
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a public act of denouncing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: denunciation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speech act
Narrower terms: excoriation, fulmination, diatribe, tirade, philippic, broadside, damnation, execration, condemnation, curse
History
Etymology tree English denounce Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English denouncement From denounce + -ment.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
