verb
- to publicly criticize or condemn something as wrong or harmful
Usage: formal
Examples
- Politicians decried the new tax policy as unfair to working families.
- Environmental groups decry the company’s pollution practices.
- The editorial decried the lack of funding for public schools.
- Many citizens decry the rising cost of healthcare.
- The senator decried his opponent’s negative campaign tactics.
- Teachers decry the emphasis on standardized testing over learning.