decry
[ dih-krahy ]
/ dɪˈkraɪ /
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verb (used with object), de·cried, de·cry·ing.
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of: She decried the lack of support for the arts in this country.
to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.
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1. 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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de·cri·er, nounun·de·cried, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH decry
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British Dictionary definitions for decry
decry
/ (dɪˈkraɪ) /
verb -cries, -crying or -cried (tr)
to express open disapproval of; disparage
to depreciate by proclamationto decry obsolete coinage
Derived forms of decry
decrial, noundecrier, nounWord Origin for decry
C17: from Old French descrier, from des- dis - 1 + crier to cry
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