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Definition of Decry
1. Verb. Express strong disapproval of. "These ideas were reprobated"
Generic synonyms: Denounce
Derivative terms: Condemnation, Condemnation, Condemnatory, Excoriation, Reprobation
Definition of Decry
1. v. t. To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage.
Definition of Decry
1. Verb. (transitive) To denounce as harmful. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To blame for ills. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decry
1. to denounce [v -CRIED, -CRYING, -CRIES] - See also: denounce
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decry
Literary usage of Decry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"decry. DEPRECIATE. DISPARAGE. The idea of lowering by words the current value is
common to all these terms. decry (Fr. décrier) relates primarily to the ..."
2. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1866)
"... and to decry the Revolution by their conduct; look at that commune, at those
offices—what do they mean but to usurp tho legislative and executive ..."
3. The Wall Street Point of View by Henry Clews (1900)
"People decry Wall Street speculation without a correct knowledge of its character.
— The Street is not a gambler's paradise, but a place where hard, ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee by Thomas Harvey Coldwell, Tennessee Supreme Court (1867)
"decry el als., and Gordon vs. Deery et als. which it was not entitled, is of too
much importance, and involves too many interests, to be disposed of upon ..."
5. The Judicial Dictionary, of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted: To by Frederick Stroud (1903)
"4 preserves "the offence of knowingly and fraudulently spreading, or conspiring
to spread, any False Rumour with intent to enhance or decry the price of any ..."
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