outcry

[noun out-krahy; verb, out-krahy]

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noun, plural out·cries.

a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.

a crying out.

loud clamor.

an auction.

verb (used with object), out·cried, out·cry·ing.

to outdo in crying; cry louder than.

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Origin of outcry

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at out-, cry

SYNONYMS FOR outcry

3. uproar, commotion.

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Examples from the Web for outcry

Limbaugh eventually apologized after an outcry from the left and the right, including from President Obama.
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When an outcry ensued, Oktar denied writing the book, and blamed it on his research assistant, according to Solberg.
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If Bush does run, however, he could ignore the outcry from the conservative wing of the party.
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Not all the dominos have fallen: Armenia, for example, shelved its version of the anti-propaganda law after a Western outcry.
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Unlike the outcry over the Bosnia War 20 years ago, said Soros, “the opinion of the global is lacking today.”
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He made as great an outcry about Sophie's going as he had about losing his stones.
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But an outcry from Cath, Bill, and Mothereen cut his words in two.
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It was like her, too, that she made no outcry; that she did not shed tears or plead with him.
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What an outcry she would make, and yet perhaps she wouldn't really object!
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He had heard no outcry that would signify the presence of others in the neighborhood.
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British Dictionary definitions for outcry

outcry

noun (ˈaʊtˌkraɪ) plural -cries

a widespread or vehement protest

clamour; uproar

commerce a method of trading in which dealers shout out bids and offers at a prearranged meetingsale by open outcry

verb (ˌaʊtˈkraɪ) -cries, -crying or -cried

(tr) to cry louder or make more noise than (someone or something)

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Word Origin and History for outcry

outcry

mid-14c., "act of crying aloud," from out + cry (v.). In metaphoric sense of "public protest," first attested 1911 in George Bernard Shaw.

outcry

noun, plural out·cries.

verb (used with object), out·cried, out·cry·ing.

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outcry

noun (ˈaʊtˌkraɪ) plural -cries

verb (ˌaʊtˈkraɪ) -cries, -crying or -cried

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