Definition of decry Decry

/dɪkɹajˈ/ - [dikray] - de•cry

We found 8 definitions of decry from 6 different sources.

What does decry mean?

Verb decries, decrying, decried
decry - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
		condemn, reprobate, objurgate, excoriate
		denounce speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"

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decry (v. t.)
To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage.

decry
de-krī′, v.t. to cry down: to condemn: to censure as worthless: to blame:—pa.p. decried′.—ns. Decrī′al; Decrī′er. [Fr. de(s) = L. dis, and crier, to cry. See Cry.]

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decry in sign language