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Decry: meaning, example and synonyms

Decryv. To publicly denounce something as bad or wrong.

Flashcard for Decry (verb): to publicly denounce something as bad or wrong. Example: Many nineteenth-century critics decried the novel as a frivolous form, yet they read new ones as eagerly as anyone else. Synonyms: denounce, condemn, criticize, deplore. Antonyms: praise, laud, extol, commend. Memory tip: De + cry: to cry out against something. Illustration: a woman on a riverbank gesturing in disapproval toward a factory pipe pouring murky water into the river, a small crowd beside her nodding in agreement.

Example

Many nineteenth-century critics decried the novel as a frivolous form, yet they read new ones as eagerly as anyone else.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
denounce, condemn, criticize, deplore
Antonyms
praise, laud, extol, commend
Memory tip
De + cry: to cry out against something.

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Question 1

Environmental groups ______ the plan to drain the wetland, calling it a reckless sacrifice of habitat for a parking lot.

Question 2

Although many critics of the era ______ jazz as mere noise, younger listeners embraced its improvisation as a new form of artistic freedom.

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