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Definition of decry verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

decry

verb

NAmE//dɪˈkraɪ//

decry somebody/something (as something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they decry

he / she / it decries

past simple decried

-ing form decrying

to strongly criticize someone or something, especially publicly synonym condemn The measures were decried as useless.

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