Meaning & use
decry
To publicly criticize or express strong disapproval of something considered wrong or harmful.
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Environmental groups decried the company's plan to dump waste into the river.
The editorial decried the lack of funding for public schools in the district.
A note on using this word
Decry is more formal than "criticize" and typically implies a public, often forceful statement of disapproval.
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