Denunciation, n.
Etymology: [L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.]
1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [Obs.] Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage. Bp. Hall.
2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment. Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error. Motley.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for denunciation; he lists it under oath, reproof.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
oathreproofadjurationadmonitionaffidavitanathemaanimadversionbanblameblasphemingblasphemycensurecheckchidingcommentcondemnationcriticismcursecursingdisapprovalexecrationimprecationmaledictionobjurgationprofane swearingprofanityrebukereflectionreprehensionreprimandreproachreprobationreprovalswearingsworn statementupbraidingvow