Definitions
To publicly criticize or condemn something strongly.
Word origin
From Old French denuncier, from Latin dēnūntiō (“to announce, to denounce, to threaten”), from de + nūntiō (“to announce, to report, to denounce”), from nūntius (“messenger, message”). Doublet of denunciate.
Used in a sentence
“Nero[…]sent his Satellites or officers toward him, to denounce the decree of his death to him[…].”
“And full of peace, denouncing wrath to come”
“to denounce someone as a swindler, or as a coward”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Publicly condemn”8 letters
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