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How to pronounce decry in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms condemn, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate
Type of denounce

Examples of decry

decry
Rather than decry the problems of aging, Taylor sees the prospects of longevity.
From the businessweek.com
There are those who will decry even asking if college is a right or a privilege.
From the washingtonpost.com
Billboards throughout Havana decry U.S. policy as the cause of Cuba's hardships.
From the stltoday.com
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans would decry the government takeover of the forest.
From the washingtonpost.com
Nonetheless, most protesters were there to decry big government and rising debt.
From the newsweek.com
We should all decry this, but no one should do so more loudly than white women.
From the freep.com
Locally, bankers decry the national media coverage as excessive doom and gloom.
From the al.com
They are living on STOLEN LAND acquired by the very acts of terrorism they decry.
From the world.time.com
Euro-zone leaders decry the financial engineering that sparked the banking crisis.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Condemn: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
  • To denounce as harmful; To blame for ills
  • (v.) to criticize openly (The kind video rental clerk decried the policy of charging customers late fees.)
  • (v.) to criticize openly (Andrzej Lepper, the leader of the Polish Self Defence party decried the appaling state of Polish roads.)