English verb: decry | |||
| 1. | decry (communication) express strong disapproval of | ||
| Samples | We condemn the racism in South Africa. These ideas were reprobated. | ||
| Synonyms | condemn, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | denounce | ||