denouncement

de·nounce

D0133800 (dĭ-nouns′)tr.v. de·nounced, de·nounc·ing, de·nounc·es 1. To condemn openly as being wrong or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize.2. To inform against (someone); accuse publicly.3. To give formal announcement of the ending of (a treaty).

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[Middle English denouncen, to proclaim, from Anglo-Norman denuncier and Medieval Latin dēnūntiāre, both from Latin : dē-, de- + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·nounce′ment n.de·nounc′er n.

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denouncement - a public act of denouncing denunciationspeech act - the use of language to perform some actexcoriation - severe censurediatribe, fulmination - thunderous verbal attackphilippic, tirade, broadside - a speech of violent denunciationdamnation - the act of damningcurse, execration, condemnation - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

denouncement

nounA charging of someone with a misdeed:accusation, charge, denunciation, imputation, incrimination.Law: indictment.