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decry

/dɪkˈɹaɪ/dih-KRIGH
/dɪkˈɹaɪ/dih-KRIGH

Meaningto cry

Common meaning: criticise openly

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcrier‘to cry’source
  2. Old Frenchdescrier‘to cry down’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto cry down → criticise openlydecry‘criticise openly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French crier ‘to cry’.

Roots

  • crier Old French “to call out”

Related words

cry

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