decry

/di-ˈkrī/

borrowed from French décrier "to discredit, depreciate," going back to Middle French descrier (15th century), from des- de-crier "to "

verb

  1. to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly

  2. to express strong disapproval of

the king may at any time decry … any coin of the kingdom

decry depreciate disparage belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed.