outcry
A loud cry or uproarA loud cry or uproar.
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» Sami's shooting caused a public outcry.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)A loud cry or uproar.
His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering.
Schrei
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A strong protest.
The proposal was met with a public outcry.
Aufschrei, Sturm der Entrüstung
проте́стprotést
(India, archaic, countable, uncountable)An auction.
to send goods to an outcry
Examples
6 sentencesSami's shooting caused a public outcry.
The outcries of the angels go unheard by ordinary human ears.
To address the public outcry, the president held a press conference.
The outcry would not abate.
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania caused an international outcry.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry.From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry.
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Forms
plural: outcriesSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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