decry
11decry — de•cry [[t]dɪˈkraɪ[/t]] v. t. cried, cry•ing 1) to disparage openly 2) to depreciate by proclamation, as coins • Etymology: 1610–20; < F décrier, de•cri′al, n. de•cri′er, n. syn: decry, denigrate, deprecate involve the expression of censure or …
12decry — UK [dɪˈkraɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms decry : present tense I/you/we/they decry he/she/it decries present participle decrying past tense decried past participle decried formal to say publicly that you do not approve of someone or… …
13decry — verb a) To denounce as harmful. All of us seem to need some totalistic relationships in our lives. But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense. b) To blame for ills. While decrying bureaucracy and demanding… …
14decry — [[t]dɪkra͟ɪ[/t]] decries, decrying, decried VERB If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly. [FORMAL] [V n] He is impatient with those who decry the scheme... [V n as n] Anyone who decries this as a waste of money should… …
15decry — To cry down; to deprive of credit; to deprecate, disparage or belittle. The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and make it no longer current. 1 Bl.Comm. 278 …
16decry — To cry down; to deprive of credit; to deprecate, disparage or belittle. The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and make it no longer current. 1 Bl.Comm. 278 …
17decry — To discredit; to cry down. Blackstone said that the king of England might at any time decry, or cry down, any coin of the kingdom, and thus make it no longer current. See 1 Bl Comm 278 …
18decry — Synonyms and related words: abuse, accuse, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, arraign, asperse, belittle, blame, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, call to account, calumniate, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, censure,… …
19decry — v. (formal) (K) she decried their gambling and drinking * * * [dɪ kraɪ] (formal) (K) she decried their gambling and drinking …
20decry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blame, censure. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. criticize, depreciate, discredit, denounce; see censure , depreciate 2 . See Synonym Study at depreciate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …
