1. publicly denouncing or condemning as wrong or evil
Usage: present participle of ‘decry’

Examples

• The senator spent the evening decrying the proposed tax increases.
• Environmental groups are decrying the company’s pollution practices.
• She wrote an article decrying the lack of funding for public schools.
• The coach was decrying the referee’s poor calls throughout the game.
• Citizens gathered at city hall, decrying the mayor’s controversial decision.
• The editorial was decrying the rise in violent crime rates.