What does decry mean?
Decry means (transitive) To denounce as harmful..
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/dɪˈkɹaɪ/ · verb
(transitive) To denounce as harmful..
Nothing is more uſual and more natural for thoſe, vvho pretend to diſcover any thing nevv to the vvorld in philoſophy and the ſciences, than to inſinuate the praiſes of their ovvn ſystems, by decrying all thoſe, vvhich have been advanced before them.
All of us seem to need some totalistic relationships in our lives. But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense.
While decrying bureaucracy and demanding participatory democracy they, themselves, frequently attempt to manipulate the very group of workers, blacks or students on whose behalf they demand participation.
For London, Beeching decries the low fares, resulting in an inability to justify investment in capacity enhancement despite severe overcrowding.
Use decry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Decry means (transitive) To denounce as harmful..
Common synonyms include condemn, excoriate, objurgate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Nothing is more uſual and more natural for thoſe, vvho pretend to diſcover any thing nevv to the vvorld in philoſophy and the ſciences, than to inſinuate the praiſes of their ovvn ſystems, by decrying all thoſe, vvhich have been advanced before them.
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