decry

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• /dɪˈkɹaɪ/
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C. 1600, from Middle French decrier (“to denigrate; depreciate”), from Old French descrier (“to shout”) (modern décrier). Doublet of descry. The pejorative meaning had not been present in the Middle English loan, but it was present in the French word from at least the 13th century, with a meaning of "to denigrate; depreciate; to announce the depreciation or suppression of a currency", presumably from the interpretation of de- as meaning "down, inferior".

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: заклеймявам (zaklejmjavam) — to denounce as harmful
• Chinese Mandarin: 责难 (zénàn) — to denounce as harmful
• Czech: odsuzovat — to denounce as harmful
• Czech: ostře kritizovat — to denounce as harmful
• Czech: hanit — to denounce as harmful
• Czech: zavrhovat — to denounce as harmful
• Dutch: laken — to denounce as harmful
• Finnish: halventaa — to denounce as harmful
• Finnish: saattaa huonoon valoon — to denounce as harmful
• French: décrier — to denounce as harmful
• French: dénoncer — to denounce as harmful
• German: herabsetzen — to denounce as harmful
• German: schlechtmachen — to denounce as harmful
• German: in Verruf bringen — to denounce as harmful
• Hebrew: גינה (giná) — to denounce as harmful
• Italian: denunciare — to denounce as harmful
• Kazakh: айыптау (aiyptau) — to denounce as harmful
• Kazakh: әшкерелеу (äşkereleu) — to denounce as harmful
• Kazakh: сөгу (sögu) — to denounce as harmful
• Māori: whakahahani — to denounce as harmful
• Portuguese: denunciar — to denounce as harmful
• Romanian: denunța — to denounce as harmful
• Romanian: blama — to denounce as harmful
• Romanian: înfiera — to denounce as harmful
• Romanian: condamna — to denounce as harmful
• Russian: осужда́ть (osuždátʹ) — to denounce as harmful
• Russian: порица́ть (poricátʹ) — to denounce as harmful
• Russian: хули́ть (xulítʹ) — to denounce as harmful
• Russian: ста́вить в вину (stávitʹ v vinu) — to denounce as harmful
• Swedish: fördöma — to denounce as harmful
• Turkish: yermek — to denounce as harmful
• Turkish: zemmetmek — to denounce as harmful
• Bulgarian: порицавам (poricavam) — to blame for ills
• Chinese Mandarin: 诋毁 (dǐhuǐ) — to blame for ills
• Chinese Mandarin: 诽谤 (fěibàng) — to blame for ills
• Czech: obviňovat — to blame for ills
• Czech: odsuzovat — to blame for ills
• Czech: odsoudit — to blame for ills
• French: blâmer — to blame for ills
• French: critiquer — to blame for ills
• German: verschreien — to blame for ills
• Italian: criticare — to blame for ills
• Italian: biasimare — to blame for ills
• Portuguese: criticar — to blame for ills
• Portuguese: menosprezar — to blame for ills
• Romanian: blama — to blame for ills
• Romanian: critica — to blame for ills