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Definitions for Decrying
[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.
[3] to express open disapproval of; disparage
[4] to depreciate by proclamation to decry obsolete coinage
Words related to Decrying
decryminimize, belittle, denounce, condemn, disgrace, undervalue, asperse, malign, slam, rap, vilify, traduce, reprehend, discredit, underestimate, depreciate, derogate, reprobate, hit, censure
Words nearby Decrying
decrydecretory, decretum, decrial, decriminalize, decrudescence, decry, decrypt, decubital, decubitus, decubitus calculus, decubitus paralysis
Origin of Decrying
1610–20; < French décrier, Old French descrier. See dis-1, cry
Words that may be confused with Decrying
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, decrydecry, descry
Other words from Decrying
de·cri·er , noun
un·de·cried , adjective
Word origin for Decrying
C17: from Old French descrier, from des- dis - 1 + crier to cry
Synonyms for Decrying
belittle, condemn, denounce, minimize, abuse, asperse, calumniate, censure, defame, depreciate, derogate, detract, devalue, diminish, discount, discredit, disgrace, disparage, downgrade, hit, knock, lower, malign, pan, rap, reprehend, reprobate, slam, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, bad-mouth, cry down, do a number on, dump on, mark down, opprobriate, poor-mouth, put down, rail against, run down, take away, take swipe at, throw stones at, write off