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Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈkɹaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: decries [present, singular, third-person], decrying [participle, present], decried [participle, past], decried [past]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: C. 1600, from Middle French decrier (“to denigrate; depreciate”), from Old French descrier (“to shout”) (modern décrier). Doublet of descry. The pejorative meaning had not been present in the Middle English loan, but it was present in the French word from at least the 13th century, with a meaning of "to denigrate; depreciate; to announce the depreciation or suppression of a currency", presumably from the interpretation of de- as meaning "down, inferior". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|decrier||to denigrate; depreciate}} Middle French decrier (“to denigrate; depreciate”), {{der|en|fro|descrier||to shout}} Old French descrier (“to shout”), {{m|fr|décrier}} décrier, {{doublet|en|descry}} Doublet of descry Head templates: {{en-verb}} decry (third-person singular simple present decries, present participle decrying, simple past and past participle decried)
  1. (transitive) To denounce as harmful. Tags: transitive Translations (to denounce as harmful): заклеймявам (zaklejmjavam) (Bulgarian), 责难 (zénàn) (Chinese Mandarin), laken (Dutch), halventaa (Finnish), saattaa huonoon valoon (Finnish), décrier (French), dénoncer (French), herabsetzen (German), schlechtmachen (German), in Verruf bringen (German), גינה (giná) (Hebrew), denunciare (Italian), whakahahani (Maori), denunciar (Portuguese), denunța (Romanian), blama (Romanian), înfiera (Romanian), condamna (Romanian), осужда́ть (osuždátʹ) (Russian), порица́ть (poricátʹ) (Russian), хулить (xulitʹ) [obsolete] (Russian), ста́вить в вину (stávitʹ v vinu) (Russian), censurar (Spanish), criticar (Spanish), fördöma (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-decry-en-verb-ZVmKlnyn Disambiguation of 'to denounce as harmful': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To blame for ills. Tags: transitive Translations (to blame for ills): порицавам (poricavam) (Bulgarian), 诋毁 (dǐhuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 诽谤 (fěibàng) (Chinese Mandarin), blâmer (French), critiquer (French), criticare (Italian), criticar (Portuguese), menosprezar (Portuguese), blama (Romanian), critica (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-decry-en-verb-mSbt8sgg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'to blame for ills': 1 99

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poricavam",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "порицавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǐhuǐ",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "诋毁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fěibàng",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "诽谤"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "blâmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "critiquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "criticare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "criticar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "menosprezar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "blama"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to blame for ills",
      "word": "critica"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decry"
}

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