Definition
Publicly criticized someone or something very harshly, or informed authorities about someone's wrongdoing.
Etymology
Denounced comes from Latin 'denuntiare' meaning 'to announce against' or 'to inform against,' from 'de-' (against) and 'nuntiare' (to announce). It originally meant to formally accuse or report someone.
Kelly Says
Historically, denouncement was how people reported crimes before modern police existed—but during oppressive regimes like Nazi Germany, it became a tool of control where anyone could denounce their neighbors, showing how language itself can be weaponized.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অভিযোজিত
ob-hi-yo-jit
CACatalà
denunciat
deh-nun-thee-at
CSČeština
obviněn
ob-vi-nen
DADansk
anklaget
an-kla-get
DEDeutsch
verurteilt
fer-ur-teilt
ELΕλληνικά
καταγγέλθηκε
ka-ta-ng-gel-li-the
ESEspañol
denunciado
deh-nun-thee-a-do
FAفارسی
محکوم شد
mo-hak-oom she-d
FISuomi
syytöstetty
syyt-o-stetty
FRFrançais
dénoncé
deh-noh-seh
HIहिन्दी
दोषी ठहराया गया
doh-see th-har-a-ya gaya
HUMagyar
bekegyeztve
be-ke-gye-z-tve
IDBahasa Indonesia
ditetapkan
dee-te-tapkan
ITItaliano
denunciato
deh-nun-thee-a-to
JA日本語
非難された
hi-nan-sa-re-ta
KKKK
жарияланды
ja-ria-lan-dy
KO한국어
비난당했습니다
bi-nan-dang-haem-ni-da
MRMR
दोषी ठरले
doh-see thar-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dilaporkan
di-la-por-kan
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်ဆင်
ta-p-shin
NLNederlands
veroordeeld
ver-oor-deeld
NONorsk
anklaget
an-kla-get
PAPA
ਦੋषੀ ઠ어
doh-see tha-e
PLPolski
oznaczone
oh-znah-tzone
PTPortuguês
denunciado
deh-nun-thee-a-do
RORomână
denunțat
deh-nun-tsat
RUРусский
обвинен
ob-vi-nen
SVSvenska
anklagades
an-kla-ga-des
SWKiswahili
denounced
deh-nun-st
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லப்பட்டார்
sol-la-pat-taar
TEతెలుగు
ఆరోపణ
a-ro-pa-na
TRTürkçe
ifşa edildi
if-sa eh-dil-di
UKУкраїнська
обвинений
ob-vi-nen-y
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
tố cáo
toh-cao
ZUZU
isivumelwano
ee-si-voo-mel-wa-no