decry
verb (used with object)
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.
have decried
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present perfectof decry.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Dow’s skeptics have decried its concentration, its unique price-weighted structure and its bias toward hefty, time-tested companies that can leave out some of the biggest and fastest-growing names on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
Although some have decried Minnesota nice as a myth or a tourism marketing tactic, I can attest that this stereotype has strong roots in reality.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
Civil society and environmental groups led by local NGO Justica Ambiental have decried a "gas rush" as a "climate bomb" in a country considered extremely vulnerable to climate change.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
All the professional medical and scientific societies have decried this and written letters about this and had thousands and tens of thousands of signatures.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2025
If they had consulted the groom, he would have decried all fuss, for Fannie's chief attraction was that he thought her an unspoiled, simple-minded country girl.
From People of the Whirlpool by Mabel Osgood Wright
