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decry

UK
/dɪˈkraɪ/
US
/dɪˈkraɪ/

Translations

decryverb
decried
Past Simple
decried
Past Participle
decrying
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈkraɪ/
US
/dɪˈkraɪ/
The environmental group decried the government's decision to cut funding for renewable energy projects.
Le groupe environnemental a dénoncé la décision du gouvernement de réduire le financement des projets d'énergie renouvelable.
Additional translations
décrierSoutenu ou littéraire; sens archaïque de dévaluer ou de déclarer sans valeur.
critiquerS’emploie surtout pour une critique publique et sévère.
Synonyms
disparage
rebuke
reproach
condemn
denounce
criticize
vilify
belittle
censure
Antonyms
praise
commend
applaud

Definitions

decryverb
To publicly denounce or criticize something.
The environmental group decried the government's decision to cut funding for renewable energy projects.
Archaic. To officially reduce the value of coinage or publicly declare something to be of little worth.
In the eighteenth century, the crown decried several silver coins, declaring them unfit for circulation.
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