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decry Definition

de·cry (dē krī)

transitive verb -·cried, -·cry·ing

  1. to speak out against strongly and openly; denounce to decry religious intolerance
  2. to depreciate (money, etc.) officially

Etymology: Fr décrier < OFr descrier: see de- & cry

decry Related Forms

de·crial noun

decry Synonyms

decry

v.

decry Usage Examples

Object

  • bennett: An ability to powered by a decried bennett compared piece of uranium.
  • lack: Some decry the lack of technique in free verse and in free verse criticism.
  • fact: And he goes on to decry the fact that some American intellectuals no longer believe in America's role of defending the West.
  • attempt: They are wary of public vigilance of their performance and decry most attempts to regulate them as an attack on freedom of expression.
  • state: Sitting there, all offended like pre-menstrual teenage girls we decried the sorry state of regeneration Liverpool and put the world to rights.
  • idea: Next time you decry the idea of blogging, think of how it could be relevant to the success of your business.

Used with why or when

  • what: In essence he decried what Google are doing as a waste of time.
  • when: This mode of arguing is one that Christians are fond of decrying when used by others against Christianity.

Adjective complement

communistic: Where is the party in opposition that has not been decried as communistic by its opponents in power?

Modifying Another Word

  • not: I do not decry that I am a expert scientist.
  • often: Cardiff's fans have often decried higher division opponents who rest key players and their fans for not supporting these matches.
  • publicly: He has not been above funding and training terrorists such as the Al Aqsa Brigades while publicly decrying them in the past.
  • much: That is the dictatorship so much decried, particularly by those who today dictate for capitalism.
  • now: Contemptuous of the voting public, our politicians are largely responsible for creating the cynicism that they now decry.
  • n't: The prophets were n't decrying the ritual of the temple.

Preposition: in

newsweek: The extra step we then reviewed decried in newsweek that provides us.