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verb
- 1. publicly denounce: "they decried human rights abuses"
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Decry means to express a low opinion of or to condemn something openly. Learn the synonyms, examples, history and origin of this verb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Decry is a formal verb that means to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Decry means to criticize or denounce something strongly or openly. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, with synonyms and related words, and see example sentences from various sources.
Decry means to express one's vigorous disapproval of or to denounce something. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of decry, and see how it differs from denigrate, deprecate, and derogate.
Decry means to express open disapproval of or to disparage something or someone. It can also mean to depreciate by proclamation, as coins. See examples, translations and related words for decry.
Decry means to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from various sources.
/dɪˈkraɪ/ IPA guide. When you dye your hair pink and orange, your mother decries your act as a horror and bursts into tears. She criticizes your choice of colors, stating that pink and purple would have looked better. You might decry learning French, declaring it as a waste of time. Yet many English words come from French.
