denunciation

[dih-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-]

noun

1. an act or instance of denouncing; public censure or condemnation.

2. an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal.

3. notice of the termination or the renouncement of an international agreement or part thereof.

4. Archaic.,  warning of impending evil; threat.

denunciation

/ dɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. open condemnation; censure; denouncing

2. obsolete,  law a charge or accusation of crime made by an individual before a public prosecutor or tribunal

3. a formal announcement of the termination of a treaty

4. archaic,  an announcement in the form of an impending threat or warning

Other Word Forms

• nondenunciation noun
• overdenunciation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of denunciation¹

1540–50; < Latin dēnuntiātiōn- (stem of dēnuntiātiō ), equivalent to dēnuntiāt ( us ) ( denunciate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Those denunciations came before investigators had offered any explanation for the attack.

From Salon

Later in the evening, Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a fiercely worded denunciation on social media.

From BBC

Oman, a key mediator in the negotiations between Tehran and Washington, was more scathing, expressing what it said was its “denunciation and condemnation” of the U.S. attacks.

From Los Angeles Times

But Rubio's team offered no evidence that Mahdawi is antisemitic, and did not bother to acknowledge his very public denunciation of antisemitism.

From Salon

So there will be no appetite for a royal denunciation over Canada.

From BBC

Related Words

• accusation 
• censure 
• denouncement www.thesaurus.com
• indictment 
• invective 
• reprimand