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decry

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈkraɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈkraɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di krī′)

Inflections of 'decry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
decries
v 3rd person singular
decrying
v pres p
decried
v past
decried
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•cry /dɪˈkraɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [ ~ + obj], -cried, -cry•ing. 
  1. to condemn openly;
    denounce:decried the regime's ruthlessness.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•cry  (di krī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cried, -cry•ing. 
  1. to speak disparagingly of;
    denounce as faulty or worthless;
    express censure of:She decried the lack of support for the arts in this country.
  2. to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.
  • French décrier, Old French descrier. See dis-1, cry
  • 1610–20
de•cri′er, n. 
    1. belittle, disparage, discredit, depreciate, minimize. Decry, denigrate, deprecate, derogate all involve the expression of censure or disapproval. Decry means to express one's vigorous disapproval of or to denounce:to decry all forms of discrimination.Denigrate means to speak damagingly of, to criticize in derogative terms:denigrating his works as trifling and poorly executed.Deprecate implies the expression of earnest, thoughtful disapproval:to deprecate a plan because of possible environmental damage.Derogate means to speak in such a way as to decrease the status, high quality, or good reputation of someone or something, making the person or object seem of less value:Fear of change makes them derogate every proposal put forth.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decry /dɪˈkraɪ/ vb ( -cries, -crying, -cried) (transitive)
  1. to express open disapproval of; disparage
  2. to depreciate by proclamation: to decry obsolete coinage
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French descrier, from des- dis-1 + crier to cry
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