- condemn: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
- To denounce as harmful; To blame for ills
- (v.) to criticize openly (The kind video rental clerk decried the policy of charging customers late fees.)
- (v.) to criticize openly (Andrzej Lepper, the leader of the Polish Self Defence party decried the appaling state of Polish roads.)