verb
- publicly criticized or condemned strongly
Usage: past tense of ‘decry’
Examples
- The senator decried the new tax policy as unfair to working families.
- Environmental groups decried the company’s pollution practices.
- Critics decried the film as a waste of talent and money.
- The mayor decried the violence that erupted during the protest.
- Human rights organizations decried the government’s treatment of prisoners.
- Parents decried the school’s decision to cut music programs.
- The editorial decried the lack of transparency in city government.