Decry vs. Excoriate

Decryverb

(transitive) To denounce as harmful.

Decryverb

(transitive) To blame for ills.

Decryverb

To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage.

Decryverb

express strong disapproval of;

Excoriateverb

(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.

Excoriateverb

To strongly denounce or censure.

Excoriateverb

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.

Excoriateverb

express strong disapproval of;

Excoriateverb

tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading;