decry
31decry — v.tr. ( ies, ied) disparage, belittle. Derivatives: decrier n. Etymology: after F deacutecrier: cf. cry down …
32decry attack — condemn an attack …
33Decried — Decry De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against;… …
34Decrying — Decry De*cry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrying}.] [F. d[ e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des (L. dis ) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against;… …
35descry — decry, descry are related in origin but now have widely different meanings. To decry something is to disparage or deplore it • (She decries the spread of tower blocks and the failure to turn derelict sites into green spaces Evening Standard,… …
36cry down — Decry, depreciate, condemn …
37decrier — decry ► VERB (decries, decried) ▪ publicly denounce. DERIVATIVES decrier noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «decrease the value of coins by royal proclamation»: from French décrier cry down …
38Patrick Muzingo — Infobox musical artist Name = Patrick Muzingo Img capt = Patrick Muzingo Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Eagle Rock, California, USA Genre = Hard rock, heavy metal, Punk rock, Cowpunk Years active = 1983–present …
39depreciate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. disparage, derogate, discredit, belittle, cheapen, slump, fall, rundown (inf.), knock (sl.). See detraction, cheapness, decrease. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To decline in value or quantity] Syn. devalue,… …
40denounce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stigmatize, condemn, decry, censure; arraign, charge, accuse; curse, rail at. See accusation, condemnation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. condemn, charge, blame, accuse, decry, censure, criticize, indict …
