All 6 Uses of
denounce
in
The Iceman Cometh
- She wrote to denounce me and...
Act 1 *denounce = strongly criticize
- Hugo exclaims automatically in his tone of denunciation) Gottammed stool pigeon!†
Act 1denunciation = strong criticism or public accusation OR (more rarely) reporting someone to the authorities
- His tone suddenly changes to one of guttural soapbox denunciation and he pounds on the table with a small fist.†
Act 1
- HUGO—(blinks at him through his thick spectacles—with guttural denunciation) You, Larry!†
Act 2
- (warming up, changes abruptly to his usual declamatory denunciation) Gottamned stupid bourgeois†
Act 4
- He stops singing to denounce them in his most fiery style.†
Act 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(denounce) to strongly criticize or accuse publicly
or more rarely: to inform against someone (turn someone into the authorities) -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, denounce can indicate the termination of a treaty or other formal agreement.