decry
Collocations
2VERB + DECRY
center, lives
DECRY + NOUN
decision, fact
Definitions
verb
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.
To blame for ills.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5Nothing 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
WiktionaryAll 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.
WiktionaryWhile 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 participat
WiktionaryEnvironmentalists decry what they say are Bolsonaro's anti-environment stance in favor of oil, mineral, logging and ranching interests.
Tatoeba · #8125187About 2,000 people gathered on a chilly Sunday afternoon at the city's government center to decry the decision.
Tatoeba · #12107014