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decry
de·cry D0082400 (dĭ-krī′)tr.v. de·cried, de·cry·ing, de·cries 1. a. To condemn as wrong or reprehensible: "an editorial in which he decried the proliferation of cheap handguns" (Bill Turque).b. To express disapproval of (a person); denounce: "I could not bear to hear my old nurse so decried" (Charles Dickens). See Synonyms at criticize.2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
[French décrier, from Old French descrier : des-, de- + crier, to cry; see cry.]
de·cri′er n.decry (dɪˈkraɪ) vb (tr) , -cries, -crying or -cried1. to express open disapproval of; disparage2. (Economics) to depreciate by proclamation: to decry obsolete coinage. [C17: from Old French descrier, from des- dis-1 + crier to cry] deˈcrial n deˈcrier nde•cry (dɪˈkraɪ)
v.t. -cried, -cry•ing. 1. to disparage openly. 2. to depreciate by proclamation, as coins. [1610–20; < French décrier,] de•cri′al, n. de•cri′er, n. syn: decry, denigrate, deprecate involve the expression of censure or disapproval. decry means to denounce or to express public disapproval of: to decry all forms of discrimination. denigrate means to defame or to sully the reputation or character of: to denigrate the memory of a ruler. deprecate means to express regretful disapproval of or to plead against: to deprecate a new policy. decry
Past participle: decried
Gerund: decrying
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| I decry | | you decry | | he/she/it decries | | we decry | | you decry | | they decry |
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| I decried | | you decried | | he/she/it decried | | we decried | | you decried | | they decried |
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| I am decrying | | you are decrying | | he/she/it is decrying | | we are decrying | | you are decrying | | they are decrying |
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| I have decried | | you have decried | | he/she/it has decried | | we have decried | | you have decried | | they have decried |
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| I was decrying | | you were decrying | | he/she/it was decrying | | we were decrying | | you were decrying | | they were decrying |
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| I had decried | | you had decried | | he/she/it had decried | | we had decried | | you had decried | | they had decried |
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| I will decry | | you will decry | | he/she/it will decry | | we will decry | | you will decry | | they will decry |
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| I will have decried | | you will have decried | | he/she/it will have decried | | we will have decried | | you will have decried | | they will have decried |
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| I will be decrying | | you will be decrying | | he/she/it will be decrying | | we will be decrying | | you will be decrying | | they will be decrying |
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| I have been decrying | | you have been decrying | | he/she/it has been decrying | | we have been decrying | | you have been decrying | | they have been decrying |
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| I will have been decrying | | you will have been decrying | | he/she/it will have been decrying | | we will have been decrying | | you will have been decrying | | they will have been decrying |
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| I had been decrying | | you had been decrying | | he/she/it had been decrying | | we had been decrying | | you had been decrying | | they had been decrying |
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| I would decry | | you would decry | | he/she/it would decry | | we would decry | | you would decry | | they would decry |
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| I would have decried | | you would have decried | | he/she/it would have decried | | we would have decried | | you would have decried | | they would have decried |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | decry - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"condemn, excoriate, objurgate, reprobatedenounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" |
decryverb condemn, blame, abuse, blast, flame (informal), denounce, put down, criticize, run down, discredit, censure, detract, denigrate, belittle, disparage, rail against, depreciate, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), lambast(e), traduce, excoriate, derogate, cry down, asperse He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.decryverbTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down.Idiom: make light of.Translationsdecry
Synonyms for decryverb condemnSynonyms- condemn
- blame
- abuse
- blast
- flame
- denounce
- put down
- criticize
- run down
- discredit
- censure
- detract
- denigrate
- belittle
- disparage
- rail against
- depreciate
- tear into
- diss
- lambast(e)
- traduce
- excoriate
- derogate
- cry down
- asperse
Synonyms for decryverb to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportantSynonyms- belittle
- denigrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- discount
- disparage
- downgrade
- minimize
- run down
- slight
- talk down
Synonyms for decryverb express strong disapproval ofSynonyms- condemn
- excoriate
- objurgate
- reprobate
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