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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaʊtkraɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaʊtˌkraɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(n. out′krī′; v., out′krī′)

Inflections of 'outcry' (n): npl: outcries

Inflections of 'outcry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

outcries: v 3rd person singular

outcrying: v pres p

outcried: v past

outcried: v past p

out•cry /ˈaʊtˌkraɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -cries.

a strong and usually public expression of protest or anger.
a loud cry.

out•cry (n. out′krī′;v., out′krī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cries, v., -cried, -cry•ing.
n.

a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
a crying out.
loud clamor.
an auction.

v.t.

to outdo in crying;
cry louder than.

1350–1400; Middle English; see out-, cry

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outcry n /ˈaʊtˌkraɪ/ ( pl -cries)

a widespread or vehement protest
clamour; uproar
a method of trading in which dealers shout out bids and offers at a prearranged meeting: sale by open outcry

vb /ˌaʊtˈkraɪ/ ( -cries, -crying, -cried)

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

'outcry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bruit - clamour - hue and cry - murder - noise - vociferous - alarm - ballyhoo - bawl - charm - clamor - cri de coeur - cry - exclamation - hue - racket - vociferation - yammer - scream

In Lists: TEST, Dictionary, Loud sounds, more...

Synonyms: complaint, clamor, scream, objection, disapproval, more...

Collocations: there was a lot of outcry over the [decision, election, ruling], the [decision] caused public outcry, [sparked, prompted] an outcry, more...

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