outcry
pronunciation
How to pronounce outcry in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtkraɪ]
How to pronounce outcry in American English:
US [ˈaʊtkraɪ]
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- Noun:
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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- Verb:
- shout louder than
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
Word Origin
- outcry (n.)
- mid-14c., "act of crying aloud," from out + cry (v.). In metaphoric sense of "public protest," first attested 1911 in George Bernard Shaw.
Example
- 1. After the outcry , a few schools were granted a temporary reprieve .
- 2. But the service would likely cause further outcry among third-party developers , who are already feeling pressured by twitter 's recent changes .
- 3. As recently as 2005 the french parliament passed a law referring to the " positive role of the french presence overseas , notably in north africa " , a clause later removed after an outcry .
- 4. This week , in fact , the peninsula 's gop registered arguably the loudest outcry over the education speech president obama plans to deliver to u.s. primary and secondary students via webcast and c-span next tuesday , sept. 8 .
- 5. Such was the scale of the outcry in this privacy-conscious country that google granted a unique concession , allowing homeowners to request that images of their property be pixelated ( the company automatically does this to the faces of individuals ) .