🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

निंदा करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ninda karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Denounce/dɪˈnaʊns/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने भ्रष्टाचार की निंदा करने का फैसला किया।"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To publicly declare something or someone to be wrong or evil.

    "The activist chose to denounce the government's decision to cut funding for education."
  2. 2

    To inform against someone, especially in a legal context.

    "He decided to denounce his former partner for their illegal activities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'denounce' originates from the Latin 'denuntiare', meaning 'to announce or proclaim'. It evolved through Old French 'denoncer', which carried the sense of making a formal accusation or declaration against someone or something, reflecting a shift from mere announcement to a more accusatory context.

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