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decry
[ dih-krahy ]
verb (used with object)
- 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: , , , ,
- to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.
decry
/ »åɪˈ°ì°ù²¹Éª /
verb
- to express open disapproval of; disparage
- to depreciate by proclamation
to decry obsolete coinage
Derived Forms
- »å±ðˈ³¦°ù¾±±ð°ù, noun
- »å±ðˈ³¦°ù¾±²¹±ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- »å±ð·³¦°ù¾±î€½Ä°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ôd±ð·³¦°ù¾±±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decry1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Wednesday, Trump decried our allies and said the U.S. has had to “subsidize countries†like Canada and Mexico to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars.
The issue of nationwide injunctions — in which federal judges apply their rulings beyond the specific plaintiffs who have brought suits in their courthouses — dovetails with another widely decried abuse of the judicial process.
Critics have decried the deportations as a violation of free speech.
The letter, obtained Friday by The Times, decries the vague internal missive the academy sent to its members Wednesday.
At a refugee camp in Greece in 2021, he decried our “age of walls and barbed wire.â€
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