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Definition of denunciation in English: denunciationnoun dɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)ndəˌnənsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n mass noun1Public condemnation of someone or something. denunciation of his reckless methods count noun a denunciation of the bombing Example sentencesExamples - When is the world going to recoil in horror and issue fierce denunciations of all this too?
- Half a world away, however, the discovery has provoked howls of outrage and denunciations of a woman formerly held in the highest regard.
- So we get hysterical denunciations of measures that are not objectionable when the real cause of their anger was the objectionable way in which those measures were carried out.
- Religious heresy denunciations do not appear often, outside of certain insular ultra-orthodox circles.
- Responding to this personal attack, Paul's comments are a sarcastic rebuttal of the denunciations of his victims.
- I'd get these eight-page denunciations, accusing me of didacticism, as if I hadn't already thought of that.
- This defense of war crimes is combined with denunciations of those who expose or criticize them and attempts to further cow an already pliant media.
- But critics who want to portray themselves as moderate would do well to moderate their wild denunciations.
- I don't know if he is an unfairly vilified man or if any of the denunciations of his morals and motives have some truth to them.
- These denunciations of his policies as responsible for the South's growing relative impoverishment no longer look convincing.
- Since then, the playwright has enjoyed a certain amount of notoriety, as much for his denunciations of the theatre establishment as for his work.
- But amidst all the self-analysis and denunciations of his own weakness, how can we be sure if he is telling the truth or simply preparing his place in history?
- However, in the subsequent rainstorm of denunciations posted on popular websites, there was rarely any judicious analysis.
- The reason these denunciations of the use of urgency carry some weight is because its misuse raises important questions of democratic oversight.
- Litigation, public denunciations, and even bribery proved fruitless.
- There were sharp interventions and denunciations of the present globalisation process as the root of widespread poverty.
- They issued the immediate denunciations and condemnations, even called them idiots and monsters.
- The government camp has reacted to the mounting protests with frenzied denunciations.
- That kind of talk drew barbs and denunciations from media quarters that had applauded his efforts to end racial segregation.
Synonyms uncovering, revelation, showing, display, exhibition, disclosure, manifestation, unveiling, unmasking - 1.1 The action of informing against someone.
Example sentencesExamples - She wrote out carefully and with a steady hand that denunciation of Citizen-Deputy Déroulède which has become an historical document, and is preserved in the chronicles of France.
- In addition to self-denunciation, they wallowed in orgies of accusation against others.
- Even after Nicholas ordered that false denunciations should be punished, the flood of accusations continued.
Derivatives noun dɪˈnʌnsɪeɪtədəˈnənsiˌeɪdər A person who publicly condemns or denounces someone or something. a passionate denunciator of racism Example sentencesExamples - No great poet has ever forgotten his mission as a prophet, the denunciator of evil and upholder of virtue.
- The artist exposes himself within his work as both a denunciator and a manipulator of the media.
- Usually the denunciator is not strong himself, otherwise he would not find time for condemnation.
adjective dɪˈnʌnsɪət(ə)ridəˈnənsiəˌtɔri If I forgot anybody, send me a denunciatory e-mail. Example sentencesExamples - This denunciatory zeal has not jeopardized historical vision - if anything, it has inspired some of the finest work of a generation.
- ‘Religion as mere sentiment,’ he wrote with denunciatory directness, ‘is to me a dream and a mockery.’
- European newspapers published denunciatory editorials by writers who had never set foot on any mountain, let alone the Matterhorn.
- Despite official English policies that held tobacco to be harmful, and a denunciatory tract by James I, the plant became colonial Virginia's export staple, and tobacco use was widespread among the colonists.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin denuntiatio(n-), from the verb denuntiare (see denounce). The original sense was 'public announcement', also 'formal accusation'; the main sense dates from the mid 19th century. Definition of denunciation in US English: denunciationnoundəˌnənsēˈāSH(ə)ndəˌnənsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n 1Public condemnation of someone or something. denunciation of his reckless methods count noun a denunciation of the bombing Example sentencesExamples - There were sharp interventions and denunciations of the present globalisation process as the root of widespread poverty.
- When is the world going to recoil in horror and issue fierce denunciations of all this too?
- These denunciations of his policies as responsible for the South's growing relative impoverishment no longer look convincing.
- The government camp has reacted to the mounting protests with frenzied denunciations.
- The reason these denunciations of the use of urgency carry some weight is because its misuse raises important questions of democratic oversight.
- But critics who want to portray themselves as moderate would do well to moderate their wild denunciations.
- They issued the immediate denunciations and condemnations, even called them idiots and monsters.
- I'd get these eight-page denunciations, accusing me of didacticism, as if I hadn't already thought of that.
- However, in the subsequent rainstorm of denunciations posted on popular websites, there was rarely any judicious analysis.
- Since then, the playwright has enjoyed a certain amount of notoriety, as much for his denunciations of the theatre establishment as for his work.
- That kind of talk drew barbs and denunciations from media quarters that had applauded his efforts to end racial segregation.
- Litigation, public denunciations, and even bribery proved fruitless.
- Religious heresy denunciations do not appear often, outside of certain insular ultra-orthodox circles.
- But amidst all the self-analysis and denunciations of his own weakness, how can we be sure if he is telling the truth or simply preparing his place in history?
- This defense of war crimes is combined with denunciations of those who expose or criticize them and attempts to further cow an already pliant media.
- So we get hysterical denunciations of measures that are not objectionable when the real cause of their anger was the objectionable way in which those measures were carried out.
- Half a world away, however, the discovery has provoked howls of outrage and denunciations of a woman formerly held in the highest regard.
- I don't know if he is an unfairly vilified man or if any of the denunciations of his morals and motives have some truth to them.
- Responding to this personal attack, Paul's comments are a sarcastic rebuttal of the denunciations of his victims.
Synonyms uncovering, revelation, showing, display, exhibition, disclosure, manifestation, unveiling, unmasking - 1.1 The action of informing against someone.
Example sentencesExamples - In addition to self-denunciation, they wallowed in orgies of accusation against others.
- She wrote out carefully and with a steady hand that denunciation of Citizen-Deputy Déroulède which has become an historical document, and is preserved in the chronicles of France.
- Even after Nicholas ordered that false denunciations should be punished, the flood of accusations continued.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin denuntiatio(n-), from the verb denuntiare (see denounce). The original sense was ‘public announcement’, also ‘formal accusation’; the main sense dates from the mid 19th century. |