denunciation
NounUS[dih-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn]/dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/5 syllables
Synonyms:
denouncement
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Noun (1)
- a public act of denouncingSynonyms: denouncementType of speech actKinds execration, damnation, tirade, fulmination, excoriation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·nun′ci·a′tion noun
Origin: L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.
1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. obsolete
Public... denunciation of banns before marriage.— Bp. Joseph Hall
2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.
Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error.— John Lothrop Motley
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54