What does Outcry mean?
Definitions for Outcry
ˈaʊtˌkraɪout·c·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Outcry.
Princeton's WordNet
cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferationverb
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
outshout, outcryverb
shout louder than
exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shoutverb
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
"`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
Wiktionary
outcrynoun
a loud cry or uproar
His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering.
outcrynoun
a strong protest
The proposal was met with a public outcry.
outcryverb
To cry out.
outcryverb
To cry louder than.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Outcrynoun
Etymology: out and cry.
These outcries the magistrates there shun, since they are readily hearkened unto here. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
So strange thy outcry, and thy words so strange
Thou interposest, that my sudden hand
Prevented, spares. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii.I make my way
Where noises, tumults, outcries, and alarms
I heard. John Denham.There is not any one vice, incident to the mind of man, against which the world has raised such a loud and universal outcry, as against ingratitude. Robert South, Serm.
ChatGPT
outcry
An outcry is a strong public expression of disapproval, protest, or vehement complaint about a particular issue or incident, often conducted via social media, mass protest, or public announcement. It may also refer to a loud exclamation or shout, especially due to extreme emotion such as fear, anger or surprise.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Outcry
owt′krī, n. a loud cry of distress: a confused noise: a public auction.—v.t. to cry louder than.
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Anagrams for Outcry »
cry out
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Outcry in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Outcry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Outcry in a Sentence
Students are feeling lonely because they're not seeing the kind of outcry about anti-Semitism that they themselves participated in, in other formats of hate, seeing silence on the internet is deafening.
This was done deliberately, to send a message to the media: that Can Dundar and Erdem Gul may have been released due to the public outcry, but that doesn't mean the government is retreating from its course.
There wouldn't be such an outcry for help from the communities if there was so much change, last month, I had to wrestle a young man down because he tried to shoot someone in the head. There were four officers standing on the corner who walked in the opposite direction.
Why is it that a white, male Republican can largely get away with the same thing and this massive outcry happened over a Muslim, progressive woman of color? That's something we have to grapple with.
It really comes down to the numbers of people who are trading still in the open-outcry system.
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