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decry

[ dih-krahy ]

verb (used with object)

decried, decrying.
  1. 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: , , , ,

  2. to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.


decry

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to express open disapproval of; disparage
  2. to depreciate by proclamation

    to decry obsolete coinage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·İ noun
  • ܲd· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decry1

1610–20; < French é, Old French descrier. See dis- 1, cry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decry1

C17: from Old French descrier, from des- dis - 1+ crier to cry
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Synonym Study

Decry, denigrate, deprecate, derogate all involve the expression of censure or disapproval. 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. Deprecate implies the expression of earnest, thoughtful disapproval: to deprecate a plan because of possible environmental damage. Derogate means to speak in such a way as to decrease the status, high quality, or good reputation of someone or something, making the person or object seem of less value: Fear of change makes them derogate every proposal put forth.
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Niemöller was decrying the complacency of his countrymen as the Nazis rose to power by first targeting the most despised groups in German society.

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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.

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His critics in the country decry his rule as authoritarian, and he has since been convicted of corruption and lives in exile.

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Dozens wrote a letter decrying the measure for rolling back protections for endangered species and removing accountability against “extractive industries.”

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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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