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decry 音标拼音: [dɪkr'ɑɪ] vt. 责难,诽谤,诋毁 责难,诽谤,诋毁 decry v 1: express strong disapproval of; " We condemn the racism in South Africa"; " These ideas were reprobated" [ synonym: { condemn}, { reprobate}, { decry}, { objurgate}, { excoriate}] Decry \ De* cry"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Decrying}.] [ F. d[' e] crier, OF. descrier; pref. des- ( L. dis-) crier to cry. See { Cry}, and cf. { Descry}.] To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage. [ 1913 Webster] For small errors they whole plays decry. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Measures which are extolled by one half of the kingdom are naturally decried by the other. -- Addison. Syn: To { Decry}, { Depreciate}, { Detract}, { Disparage}. Usage: Decry and depreciate refer to the estimation of a thing, the former seeking to lower its value by clamorous censure, the latter by representing it as of little worth. Detract and disparage also refer to merit or value, which the former assails with caviling, insinuation, etc., while the latter willfully underrates and seeks to degrade it. Men decry their rivals and depreciate their measures. The envious detract from the merit of a good action, and disparage the motives of him who performs it. [ 1913 Webster] 78 Moby Thesaurus words for " decry": abuse, accuse, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, arraign, asperse, belittle, blame, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, call to account, calumniate, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, censure, complain against, condemn, criticize, cry down, cry out against, cry out on, cry shame upon, damn, debase, defame, degrade, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, derogate from, detract from, devaluate, devalue, diminish, disapprove, disapprove of, discount, discredit, disgrace, disparage, dispraise, downgrade, fulminate against, hold in contempt, impeach, impugn, indict, inveigh against, knock, lower, make little of, malign, mark down, minimize, put down, reflect discredit upon, reflect upon, reprehend, reproach, reprobate, run down, shake up, slight, speak ill of, submit to indignity, take away, take from, traduce, underrate, undervalue, vilify, write, write down, write off
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