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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: , , , ,
- to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.
decry
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to express open disapproval of; disparage
- to depreciate by proclamation
to decry obsolete coinage
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·İ noun
- ܲd· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of decry1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Niemöller was decrying the complacency of his countrymen as the Nazis rose to power by first targeting the most despised groups in German society.
When then-President Bill Clinton announced the end of a U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam in 1994, hundreds of people rallied on Bolsa Avenue, Little Saigon’s main drag, to decry the decision.
His critics in the country decry his rule as authoritarian, and he has since been convicted of corruption and lives in exile.
Dozens wrote a letter decrying the measure for rolling back protections for endangered species and removing accountability against “extractive industries.”
The group’s members and other critics routinely attend commission meetings and decry the department’s growing arsenal of predictive policing software, facial recognition and other technologies.
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