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- Dictionarydecry/dɪˈkrʌɪ/
verb
- 1. publicly denounce: "they decried human rights abuses"
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The meaning of DECRY is to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly. How to use decry in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Decry.
DECRY definition: 1. to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary: 2. to criticize something as bad…. Learn more.
verb. If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly. [formal] He is impatient with those who decry the scheme. [VERB noun] People decried the campaign as a waste of money. [VERB noun + as] Synonyms: condemn, blame, abuse, blast More Synonyms of decry. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Decry means to express one's vigorous disapproval of or to denounce: to decry all forms of discrimination. Denigrate means to speak damagingly of, to criticize in derogative terms: denigrating his works as trifling and poorly executed.
1. a. To condemn as wrong or reprehensible: "an editorial in which he decried the proliferation of cheap handguns" (Bill Turque). b. To express disapproval of (a person); denounce: "I could not bear to hear my old nurse so decried" (Charles Dickens). See Synonyms at criticize. 2.
DECRY meaning: 1. to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary: 2. to criticize something as bad…. Learn more.
/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.
