Denunciation

Definition: Denunciation

Denunciation

Noun

1. A public act of denouncing.

Date "denunciation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1604. (references)

Etymology: Denunciation \De*nun`ci*a"tion\, noun. [Latin expression denuntiatio, -ciatio.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Denunciation

Synonym: denouncement (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Accusation	Denunciation, denouncement; libel, challenge, citation, arraignment; impeachment, appeachment; indictment, bill of indictment, true bill; lawsuit; condemnation.
Disapprobation	Dispraise, discommendation; blame, censure, obloquy; detraction; disparagement, depreciation; denunciation; condemnation; ostracism; black list.
Malediction	Noun: malediction, malison, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha; aspersion, disparagement, vilification, vituperation.
Threat	Noun: threat, menace; defiance; abuse, minacity, intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination; (curse); gathering clouds; (warning).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Denunciation

English words defined with "denunciation": broadside ♦ frenzied ♦ manic ♦ philippic ♦ tirade. (references)

Specialty definitions using "denunciation": Burden of a Song ♦ Ink-stand. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Accusatory Practices: Denunciation in Modern European History, 1789-1989 (Studies in European History from the Journal of Modern History) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Logan Pearsall Smith	Denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	In the absence of agreement as to the conditions of such denunciation, Germany hereby agrees to accept the decision of an arbitrator designated by the United States of America. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	At this time it was that I sent my denunciation to the Prefecture at Paris.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Azerbaijan	The Government periodically used state television to conduct campaigns of denunciation and harassment against political parties and leaders critical of the Government. (references)
Economic History	Hungary	Rakosi's attempt to restore Stalinist orthodoxy then foundered as increasing opposition developed within the party and among students and other organizations after Khrushchev's 1956 denunciation of Stalin. (references)
	Romania	Nicolae Ceausescu became head of the Communist Party in 1965 and head of state in 1967. Ceausescu's denunciation of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and a brief relaxation in internal repression helped give him a positive image both at home and in the West. (references)
Minorities	Iran	Recent anti-American and anti-Israeli demonstrations have included the denunciation of "Jews," as opposed to the past practice of denouncing only "Israel" and "Zionism," adding to the threatening atmosphere for the community. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Denunciation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Denunciation" is used about 116 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	116	29,969

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Language		Translations for "denunciation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		dënim publik (denouncement), dënim (adjudication, castigation, censure, condemnation, conviction, damnation, denouncement, deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, discipline, dispraise, doom, judgement, judgment, mulct, penalty, proscription, punishment, rap, recompense, sentence, strafe, what for), prishje e marrëveshjes (denouncement), kërcinim, akuzim (accusation, committal proceedings, crimination, denouncement, impeachment, incrimination). (various references)

Arabic		‏إتهام (accusation, arraignment, complaint, delation, impeachment, indictment), ‏إستنكار (censure, condemnation, denouncement, disapprobation, disapproval, reproof), ‏إشعار رسمى, ‏شجب (condemn, condemnation, decry, denounce, denouncement, excoriation, execrate, fulminate, rail, reprehend, stigmatize). (various references)

Bulgarian		осъждане (assize, condemnation, conviction, crimination, denouncement, deprecation, reprobation, repudiation), предаване (commitment, committal, conveyance, delivery, denouncement, handover, rendering, rendition, surrender, translation, transmission), изобличаване (denouncement), издаване (delation, denouncement, disclosure, divulgation, emission, issuance, issue, publication, publishing), денонсиране (renouncement). (various references)

Chinese		指斥. (various references)

Czech		denunciace (denouncement, information). (various references)

Danish		ret til opsigelse (right of denunciation), opsigelsesklausul (clause of denunciation), opsigelsesbestemmelse (clause of denunciation), ophævelse af en midlertidig ordning (denunciation of a transitory provision). (various references)

Dutch		opzegging van een voorlopige regeling (denunciation of a transitory provision), bevoegdheid tot opzegging (right of denunciation), betekening van een overgangsbepaling (denunciation of a transitory provision). (various references)

Farsi		چغلی (Rumble, Tale), عیبجوءی (Criticism, Knock), اتهام (Charge), شکایت (Complaint, Discontent, Grievance, Gripe, Groan, Moan, Murmur, Protest, Rumble), بدگوءی (Defamation, Gossip, Obloquy, Vilification, Vituperation). (various references)

Finnish		herjauspuhe (abusive speech). (various references)

French		dénonciation (denouncement), accusation publique. (various references)

German		denunziation (informing). (various references)

Greek		καταγγελία (arraignment, complaint, denouncement, impeachment, indictment). (various references)

Hebrew		�"וקע�" (cast, condemnation, denouncement, hanging, stigmatizing). (various references)

Hungarian		feljelentés (accusation, denouncement, information, report), bevádolás. (various references)

Italian		denuncia (accusation, ad, advert, advertisement, charge, complaint, declaration, display, notification, registration). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		痛罵 (abuse, invective), �'�'� (rejection), 弁難 (criticism). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		べ�"な�" (criticism), つうば (abuse, invective), はい�'き (rejection). (various references)

Manx		obbal (abnegate; refusal, abnegation, abstain, abstention, decline, denial, denounce, deny, disavow, disavowal, disclaim, disown, forbid, go against, jib, negate, negation, refuse, refusing, refutation, refute, self-denial, turn down, turn down refuse), jannoo cassid (accuse, arraign, charge with crime, denounce, impeach, impeachment, recriminate), insh er (inform, tell on). (various references)

Norwegian		fordømmelse, angiveri. (various references)

Pig Latin		enunciationday

Portuguese		denúncia (accusation, arraignment, betrayal, bill, complaint, delation, denouncement), repreensão pública, notificação (aviso, communication, monitor, notice, notice of tender, notification, proceedings, prosecution, summons, walking papers), condenação (condemnation, conviction, damn, damnation, doom), acusação (accusal, accusation, arraignment, bill of indictment, charge, committal for trial, complaint, count of indictment, denouncement, impeachment, inculpatory, indictment, plaint, prosecution, specification). (various references)

Romanian		denunţare, denunţ (delation, information, relation), reclamaţie (bill, claim, clamor, clamour, complaint, objection, prosecution, reclamation, request), pârã, condamnare (adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, blame, censure, condemnation, conviction, reproof), acuzare (accusation, accusing, arraignment, charge, denouncement, guilt, impeachment, imputation, inculpation, indictment). (various references)

Russian		денонсация (denouncement). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		prijava (check in, entry, notification, registration, return), potkazivanje (denouncement, snitch), otkaz ugovora, osuda (censure, condemnation, conviction, criticism, disapproval, excoriation, verdict). (various references)

Spanish		denunciación, denuncia (accusation, annulment, complaint, delation, denouncement, impeachment, information), llanto (bawl, chant, crying, weeping), grito (bawl, bellow, call, cry, daring, ejaculation, exclamation, gasp, hail, halloo, hoot, howl, outcry, shout, shriek, yell), censura (animadversion, blackout, blame, censor, censoring, censorship, censure, condensation, criticism, observation, remark, reproach, reproof, stricture, viewing). (various references)

Swedish		fördömande (condemnatory, damning, denouncement, denunciative, denunciatory, fulmination), angivelse (information). (various references)

Turkish		suçlama (accusal, accusation, accusing, arraignment, blame, blaming, censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, crimination, excoriation, impeachment, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, plaint, rap, reproach), kınama (animadversion, blame, castigation, censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, disapprobation, disapproval, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reproof, reproval, strafing, strictures), ihbar (conveyance, denouncement, informing, notice, squeal, warning), ele verme (betrayal, delation, giving away, sellout). (various references)

Ukranian		розрив (avulsion, breach, breaking, bursting, chasm, dissolution, divorce, divorcement, estrangement, rip, rupture, severance, split, tear), осудження (ban, censure, condemnation, damnation, deprecation, dispraise, reprehension, stricture), звинувачення (accusal, accusation), заява (affirmation, allegation, application, assertion, avouchment, claim, declaration, pronouncing, statement, vouch), донос (delation), денонсування, денонсація. (various references)

Vietnamese		sự vạch mặt sự lên án (denouncement), sự tố giác (delation, denouncement), sự tố cáo (arraignment, delation, denouncement, rebutment, rebuttal), sự phản đối kịch liệt (denouncement), sự đe doạ (denouncement, intimidation, threatening, thunder). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	delatura, delaturam. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "denunciation": denunciations. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Denunciation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: deunciation. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "denunciation" (pronounced dunu'nsēā"shun)
10	-u n u' n s ē ā" sh u n	renunciation.
9	-n u' n s ē ā" sh u n	pronunciation.
6	-s ē ā" sh u n	association, dissociation.
5	-ē ā" sh u n	abbreviation, affiliation, alleviation, appreciation, appropriation, aviation, conciliation, creation, delineation, depreciation, deviation, differentiation, exfoliation, expatriation, expropriation, foliation, glaciation, humiliation, initiation, irradiation, mediation, misappropriation, miscreation, negotiation, nucleation, procreation, radiation, reconciliation, recreation, remediation, renegotiation, repatriation, repudiation, retaliation, substantiation, variation.
4	-ā" sh u n	abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, approbation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remuneration, renationalization, renomination, renovation, reorganization, reparation, replication, representation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3	-sh u n	abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-n-n-n-o-t-u"
	-1 letter: enunciation.
	-2 letters: inundation.
	-3 letters: announced, antiunion, auctioned, cautioned, contained, continued, education, incaution, incondite, indention, induction, inunction, unnoticed.
	-4 letters: actinide, actinoid, announce, anointed, antinode, audition, cannoned, cantoned, catenoid, conidian, continua, continue, countian, ctenidia, diatonic, eduction, ideation, inaction, incanted, incident, incudate, indicant, indicate, innocent, innuendo, inundant, inundate, iodinate, nicotine, nondance, outdance, unatoned, uncinate, uncoated, uncoined, untanned.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-n-n-n-o-t-u"
	+1 letter: denunciations.
	+2 letters: discontinuance.
	+3 letters: discontinuances.
	+4 letters: discountenancing.
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