cri de coeur
Americannoun
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cris de coeur
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of cri de coeur
First recorded in 1895–1900; literally, “cry of (the) heart”
Example Sentences
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He is the author of “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind,” published in May, a cri de coeur against “maladaptively irrational altruism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
This was not just a cri de coeur against ICE.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2025
A cri de coeur then, from beyond the grave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
The defence argued it was an anguished cri de coeur written by the wrongly accused.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
That very day, he dispatched to Ernest an indignant cri de coeur: Dear Lawrence: What is going on?
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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