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decry (verb):
1 : to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
2 : to express strong disapproval of
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Decry has several synonyms in English, among them disparage and belittle. Decry connotes an open condemnation that makes it the best choice for cases in which criticism is not at all veiled. The forthrightness expressed by the word is an echo from its ancestry: decry was borrowed in the 17th century from the French décrier, meaning “to discredit, depreciate,” and the crier in that word is also the source of our word cry, the oldest meaning of which is “to utter loudly; shout.”
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