cry down

verb

cried down; crying down; cries down

transitive verb

: disparage, depreciate

Synonyms

• bad-mouth
• belittle
• decry
• denigrate
• deprecate
• depreciate
• derogate
• diminish
• dis [slang]
• diss
• discount
• dismiss
• disparage
• kiss off
• minimize
• play down
• poor-mouth
• put down
• run down
• talk down
• trash
• trash-talk
• vilipend
• write off

Examples of cry down in a Sentence

she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cry down

verb

: disparage sense 2, belittle