Decry
Decry verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Mock
Mock verb - To make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter.
Usage example: the fashion gurus loved to mock the first lady for her unsophisticated clothes
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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While ECW would mock and decry WWF almost as much as they did WCW, WWF would return fire on a regular basis, and it was WWF's Channel Hop to TNN that would eventually help kill ECW.
Source: Wrestling / ECW
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