decry
express strong disapproval of (Freq. 4) - We condemn the racism in South Africa - These ideas were reprobated • Syn: condemn, reprobate, objurgate, excoriate • Derivationally related forms: excoriation (for: excoriate), reprobation (for: reprobate), condemnatory (for: condemn), condemnation (for: condemn) • Hypernyms: denounce • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s something
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