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decry
[ dih-krahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
She decried the lack of support for the arts in this country.
Synonyms: minimize, depreciate, discredit, disparage, belittle
- to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.
decry
/ dɪˈkraɪ /
verb
- to express open disapproval of; disparage
- to depreciate by proclamation
to decry obsolete coinage
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Derived Forms
- deˈcrier, noun
- deˈcrial, noun
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Other Words From
- de·crier noun
- unde·cried adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decry1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
But their officers and shareholders do get hit up by the very same politicians who decry corporate involvement in politics.
So when Democrats decry money in politics are they really being serious, or are they just posturing?
Detractors will immediately decry “Republican Obstructionism” or “Tea Party instringence.”
The Prime Minister of Israel has been known to angrily decry anti-Israel incitement among Palestinians, and he is right to do so.
A growing chorus of voices has joined together to decry this idea.
Nothing—less than nothing; and yet you venture, upon your paltry experience, to lift up your voices and decry the sex.
That is what they do who decry "godly sorrow" to exalt practical amendment.
Shall we venture to depart from the old ways, and to decry the customs handed down to us from the ages gone by?
Self-interest, which it is the fashion among Christians to decry in words, while adhering to it strictly in action.
Again, we may decry the color prejudice of the South, yet it remains a heavy fact.
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