DECRY


Meaning of DECRY in English

[ dɪ'krʌɪ ]

■ verb ( decries , ~ing , decried ) publicly denounce.

Derivatives

decrier noun

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'decrease the value of coins by royal proclamation'): from de- + cry , on the pattern of Fr. décrier 'cry down'.

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