decry (redirected from decries)

decry verb admonish, be unable to respect, belittle, berate, bring discredit on, bring into disrepute, censure, censure as faulty, clamor against, condemn, condemn as worthless, contemn, criticize, cry down, cry out against, deelaim against, degrade, denigrate, denounce, deny respect, deprecate, depreciate, depreciate publicly, deride, despise, detract, detract from, disapprove, disapprove of, discredit, disdain, disesteem, dismiss, disparage, dispraise, disprize, disrespect, fail to appreciate, fault, feel utter contempt for, find fault, find nothing to praise, have no regard for, have no respect for, have no use for, hold cheap, hold in contempt, inveigh against, make little of, malign, not respect, not speak well of, obtrectare, protest against, raise a hue and cry against, raise one's voice against, reject, remonstrate against, reprehend, revile, ridicule, scorn, set at nought, set no value on, speak disparagingly of, speak ill of, speak slightingly of, spurn, vilify, vilipend, vituperare

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See also: blame, brand, cavil, censure, complain, condemn, contemn, criticize, debunk, defame, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, disapprove, discommend, discredit, disdain, disparage, except, fault, impeach, lash, lessen, libel, malign, minimize, object, remonstrate, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, smear, sully