denounce

in Vietnamese Tố cáo, lên án

BrE /dɪˈnaʊns/ AmE /dɪˈnaʊns/

verb en → vi

past denounced pp denounced ing denouncing

1 CRITICIZE [transitive] B2

Tố cáo, lên án

to say publicly that you do not like someone or something and think they should be punished

  • denounce somebody/something

Collocations denounce a policy · denounce an action

  • The government denounced the attack as terrorism.

    Chính phủ đã lên án vụ tấn công là hành động khủng bố.

2 QUIT [transitive] C1

Từ bỏ, từ chối ủng hộ

to say publicly that you no longer support or believe in someone or something, especially a political group or religion

  • denounce somebody/something

Collocations denounce a belief · denounce a cause

  • He denounced his former political party.

    Ông ta đã từ bỏ đảng chính trị cũ của mình.