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denunciation

/dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण डिनन्सिएशन

निंदा, भर्त्सना, सार्वजनिक आलोचना

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  1. 1

    [C, U] ~ (of sb/sth)

    an act of criticizing somebody or something strongly in public

    निंदा, भर्त्सना, सार्वजनिक आलोचना

    • the minister's angry denunciation of the attack
    • The newspaper published a sharp denunciation of the company for dumping waste in the river.
    • The leader's denunciation of corruption won loud applause.
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    • The article was a fierce denunciation of child labour.
    • Public denunciation of the plan made officials think again.

    Synonyms condemnation censure criticism attack castigation

    Opposite praise approval commendation acclaim

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    [C, U]

    an act of telling the police or the authorities that somebody has broken the law

    (अधिकारियों से) शिकायत, पोल खोलना

    • the denunciation of dissidents to the secret police
    • Under the dictator, a single denunciation by a neighbour could send a family to prison.
    • A false denunciation sent an innocent man to prison.
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    • Fear of denunciation kept people silent in the old regime.
    • The police acted on a denunciation by a neighbour.

    Synonyms accusation betrayal informing on exposure

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de·nun·ci·a·tion

With -nunci- (the o of denounce is dropped: not 'denounciation'), like pronounce/pronunciation.

बीच में -nunci- (denounce का o हट जाता है: 'denounciation' गलत है), pronounce/pronunciation की तरह।

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Keep the criticize words together: denounce (publicly and strongly), condemn, censure (officially), castigate (severely), decry (say it is bad).

आलोचना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: denounce (सार्वजनिक और कड़ा), condemn, censure (आधिकारिक), castigate (कठोरता से), decry (बुरा बताना)।