denounce
/dɪˈnaʊns/
verb
- To publicly criticize someone or something as being wrong or evil.
- The newspaper editorial denounced the company for polluting the river.
- The senator stood up to denounce the new law as unfair.
- Many people gathered in the square to denounce the government's decision.
- To inform against someone; to accuse someone of a crime or wrongdoing to the authorities.
- The witness decided to denounce the gang leader to the police.
- He was afraid his rival would denounce him for cheating.
- During the war, neighbors sometimes denounced each other to the secret police.