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[ noun out-krahy; verb, out-krahy ] / noun ˈaʊtˌkraɪ; verb, ˌaʊtˈkraɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outcry ON THESAURUS.COM
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. Origin of outcryMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at out-, cry SYNONYMS FOR outcrySEE SYNONYMS FOR outcry ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby outcryout cold, outcome, out-country, outcrop, outcross, outcry, outcurve, Out, damned spot!, outdare, outdate, outdated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outcryLimbaugh eventually apologized after an outcry from the left and the right, including from President Obama. Sandra Fluke, Still Under Attack, Heads to California General Election|Olivia Nuzzi|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST When an outcry ensued, Oktar denied writing the book, and blamed it on his research assistant, according to Solberg. The Hedonistic, Possibly Holocaust-Denying Sect That’s Hoodwinking Republican Congressmen|Jay Michaelson|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST If Bush does run, however, he could ignore the outcry from the conservative wing of the party. Tea Party to Jeb Bush: Don’t Tread On Us|David Freedlander|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Not all the dominos have fallen: Armenia, for example, shelved its version of the anti-propaganda law after a Western outcry. Putin’s Post-Sochi LGBT Crackdown|Jay Michaelson|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike the outcry over the Bosnia War 20 years ago, said Soros, “the opinion of the global is lacking today.” Virtual Syria in Davos|Christopher Dickey|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST He made as great an outcry about Sophie's going as he had about losing his stones. The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard But an outcry from Cath, Bill, and Mothereen cut his words in two. Vision House|C. N. Williamson It was like her, too, that she made no outcry; that she did not shed tears or plead with him. Brand Blotters|William MacLeod Raine What an outcry she would make, and yet perhaps she wouldn't really object! Manslaughter|Alice Duer Miller He had heard no outcry that would signify the presence of others in the neighborhood. The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon|James Carson
British Dictionary definitions for outcry
noun (ˈaʊtˌkraɪ) plural -criesa 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) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outcrycomplaint, noise, objection, cry, commotion, uproar, protest, outburst, clamor, howl, tumult, screech, upturn, hullabaloo, hoo-ha, ferment, yell, convulsion, flak |