Decry
verb (used with object), decried, decrying.
1.
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
She decried the lack of support for the arts in this country.
2.
to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.
verb (transitive) -cries, -crying, -cried
1.
to express open disapproval of; disparage
2.
to depreciate by proclamation: to decry obsolete coinage
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