denunciation

UK/dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

nounC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechleans written

Other forms: denunciations

A denunciation is a public condemnation of somebody or something. A furious denunciation.

It has to be public, which is what separates it from a private complaint. A denunciation in some regimes meant reporting a neighbour to the authorities.

Definitions of denunciation

1noundenunciationA public condemnation of somebody or something.C2
“The denunciation ran to four pages and named nobody.”

denunciation is a condemnation.

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denunciation in the wild

The first eight songs of the piano version was composed in August 1948, after Shostakovich's denunciation in the Zhdanov decree of that year.
From Jewish Folk Poetry
Of literary note, Samuel Johnson's views and denunciation of James Macpherson's Ossian were confirmed while Johnson was in Ullinish.
Ullinish
The purpose of denunciation is not to punish the offender directly, but to signal to law-abiding citizens that the behavior in question is unacceptable.
Denunciation (penology)
The city was one of Moab's most prominent, being listed by the prophet Isaiah in his denunciation of the Moabite nation.
Ar (city)
The convention ceased to be effective in Turkey on 1 July 2021, following its denunciation.
Istanbul Convention

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