decriern.
/dɪˈkrʌɪə/ One who decries.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > disparagement or depreciation > [noun] > one who
detractorc1384
obtrectator?a1475
hateful1510
obtrector1570
abusera1572
derogator1580
diminisher1601
disparager1611
substractora1616
mincer1619
undervaluer1651
decrier1698
subtractor1740
extenuator1751
crier1767
depreciator1799
vilipender1832
belittler1876
hatemonger1916
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia A iiij b It is a Justice only intended my Country against its Decriers.
a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VII. 37 The late fanatick decryers of the necessity of human learning.
1881 G. Saintsbury Dryden v. 103 Dryden's principal decrier.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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