to denounce

Examples

• All

• When you denounced my father, what did you imagine would happen?

  The Good Liar (2019)

• They asked me to denounce you.

  Child 44 (2015)

• You know, all he had to do was to denounce you,

  Child 44 (2015)

• I will not denounce you.

  Grand Hotel (1932)

• I swear I will not denounce you.

  The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)

• Did you denounce me to the cardinal?

  The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

• Denounce him to the President.

  The Fourth Protocol (1987)

• If you denounce me to the police, you will also be exposed and humiliated.

  Clue (1985)

• I denounced you to the Paris prefect of police.

  Les Misérables (1998)

• We denounce you.

  Higher Ground (2011)

Synonyms

E

to expose

vsto denounce

342 4.1

Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people

is specifically about public disclosure that exposes someone to punishment

B

to betray

vsto denounce

143 4.6

Tell someone's secret to other people

is more public and often aims to expose someone to formal punishment

R

to rat out

vsto denounce

• Informal

76 8.6

To tell the police or another authority about someone's bad action, betraying their trust

is more centered on public disclosure with potential formal consequences

R

to rat

vsto denounce

• Informal

70 8.8

To betray others by telling secret information about them

is a public form of giving information rather than private betrayal

I

to inform

vsto denounce

41 6.8

To secretly tell the police about someone's illegal actions

differs by being public rather than primarily secret reporting

B

to blow the whistle

vsto denounce

37 5.1

To tell the authorities or the public about wrongdoing

is focused on publicly giving information that often leads to punishment

S

to snitch

vsto denounce

• Slang

36 7.9

To secretly tell the police or a person in charge about someone's bad actions

is about public giving of information that typically leads to punishment

T

to tell on

vsto denounce

• Informal

35 4.4

To report to a person in charge that someone did something wrong so they get in trouble

is broader public disclosure that often exposes someone to punishment

S

to shop

vsto denounce

• Informal

12 8.0

To tell the police or a manager that someone did something wrong

is more about public announcement than only notifying a person in charge

G

to grass

vsto denounce

• Slang

1 9.9

To tell the police that someone has done something wrong

is a more general public disclosure often exposing someone to punishment

How Public

to expose

342 4.1

to denounce

• Formal

19 6.5

to report

∞ 1.6

to tattle

• Informal

8 7.0

to tell on

• Informal

35 4.4

to inform

41 6.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology