Decry vs. Excoriate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Decry and Excoriate
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Decry
To condemn as wrong or reprehensible
"an editorial in which he decried the proliferation of cheap handguns" (Bill Turque).
Excoriate
To censure strongly; denounce
“preparing to excoriate him for his insufficient preparations” (Neil Bascomb).
Decry
To express disapproval of (a person); denounce
"I could not bear to hear my old nurse so decried" (Charles Dickens).
Excoriate
To criticize (something) harshly
“After excoriating the vapid culture of movie-star worship ... he's ended up at that trough” (Maureen Dowd).
Decry
To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
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Excoriate
To tear, scrape, or wear off (the skin).
Decry
(transitive) To denounce as harmful.
Excoriate
(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
Decry
(transitive) To blame for ills.
Excoriate
To strongly denounce or censure.
Decry
To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage.
For small errors they whole plays decry.
Measures which are extolled by one half of the kingdom are naturally decried by the other.
Excoriate
To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
Decry
Express strong disapproval of;
We condemn the racism in South Africa
These ideas were reprobated
Excoriate
Express strong disapproval of;
We condemn the racism in South Africa
These ideas were reprobated
Excoriate
Tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading;
This leash chafes the dog's neck
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