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Associations of "Denounced" (30 Words)
| abnegation | The action of renouncing or rejecting something. People are capable of abnegation and unselfishness. |
| anathema | A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication. The Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas. |
| apostasy | The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle. The execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism. |
| belittle | Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant. Don t belittle his influence. |
| condemn | Sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death. She could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her. |
| criticize | Act as a critic. The opposition criticized the government s failure to consult adequately. |
| curse | Invoke or use a curse against. A witch put a curse on his whole family. |
| decry | Publicly denounce. They decried human rights abuses. |
| defame | Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel. The journalists have defamed me. |
| defection | The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes. His defection from the Labour Party. |
| denigrate | Cause to seem less serious; play down. Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country. |
| deprecate | Belittle. This feature is deprecated and will be removed in later versions. |
| derogate | Cause to seem less serious; play down. It is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason. |
| detract | Take away (a specified amount) from the worth or value of a quality or achievement. The complaint was timed to detract attention from the ethics issue. |
| disapprobation | Strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds. She braved her mother s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself. |
| disapproval | The expression of disapproval. Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice. |
| disparage | Express a negative opinion of. He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors. |
| disparaging | Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory. Disparaging remarks about council houses. |
| lessen | Make or become less; diminish. The warmth of the afternoon lessened. |
| oppose | Actively resist (a person or system. The board opposed his motion. |
| reject | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. I reject the idea of starting a war. |
| renunciation | Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid. A renunciation of violence. |
| repudiate | Deny the truth or validity of. The parents repudiated their son. |
| repudiation | Refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities. The breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract. |
| revile | Spread negative information about. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead. |
| slander | Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another. He is suing the TV company for slander. |
| stigmatize | Mark with a stigma or stigmata. Francis stigmatized in fashion as his Lord. |
| swear | An offensive word used especially to express anger a swear word. I asked him if he would swear a statement to this effect. |
| vilify | Spread negative information about. He has been vilified in the press. |
| vociferously | In a loud and forceful manner. The country vociferously opposed the war. |
