denounce
The plan was denounced by environmentalists as too little too late.
He denounced the tactic as an abuse of democratic procedures.
Some on the right have denounced amnesty programs as a reward for those who break the law.
The church denounced Galileo's theory as dangerous to the faith.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
boo
disapprobation
excoriate
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
nitpicker
pile
slam
union-basher
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