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decried (verb)

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  • decry — [[t]dɪkra͟ɪ[/t]] decries, decrying, decried VERB If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly. [FORMAL] [V n] He is impatient with those who decry the scheme... [V n as n] Anyone who decries this as a waste of money should… …   English dictionary

  • decry — verb decried, decrying (T) formal to state publicly that you do not approve of something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • decry — verb she decried the double standards Syn: denounce, condemn, criticize, censure, attack, rail against, run down, pillory, lambaste, vilify, revile; disparage, deprecate, cast aspersions on; informal slam, blast, knock Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • de|cry — «dih KRY», transitive verb, cried, cry|ing. 1. to express strong disapproval of; condemn; cry out against: »From his pulpit the minister decried all forms of gambling. SYNONYM(S): denounce. 2. to make little of; try to lower the value of by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… …   Wikipedia

  • Preposition stranding — Preposition stranding, sometimes called P stranding, is the syntactic construction in which a preposition with an object occurs somewhere other than immediately adjacent to its object. (The preposition is then described as stranded or hanging.)… …   Wikipedia

  • decry — UK [dɪˈkraɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms decry : present tense I/you/we/they decry he/she/it decries present participle decrying past tense decried past participle decried formal to say publicly that you do not approve of someone or… …   English dictionary

  • decry — /dəˈkraɪ / (say duh kruy) verb (t) (decried, decrying) 1. to speak disparagingly of; censure as faulty or worthless: *the value of his services was continually denied and decried. –c.d. rowley, 1970. 2. Rare to condemn or depreciate by… …  

  • Troll (Internet) — Do not feed the trolls and its abbreviation DNFTT redirect here. For the Wikimedia essay, see What is a troll? …   Wikipedia

  • John Milton — For other people named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). John Milton Portrait of John Milton in National Portrait Gallery, London c. 1629. Unknown artist (detail) Born 9 December 1608(1608 12 09) Bread Street …   Wikipedia

  • decry — transitive verb Etymology: French décrier, from Old French decrier, from de + crier to cry Date: 1614 1. to depreciate (as a coin) officially or publicly 2. to express strong disapproval of < decry the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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