Outcry Definition

outkrī
outcries
noun
outcries
A crying out.
Webster's New World
A strong objection.
Webster's New World
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verb
outcries
(intransitive) To cry out.
Wiktionary

To cry louder than.

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Noun

Singular:
outcry
Plural:
outcries

Origin of Outcry

Outcry Sentence Examples

  • A loud outcry was raised in the fleet and the country.

  • Their herring fishery was ruined for the year, and the outcry against Tromp was loud.

  • The monasteries raised an outcry when people were found eating flesh in Lent, and the bishop of Constance accused.

  • The French Revolution seemed to many earnest thinkers the one great outcry of modern times for the liberty of thought and action which is the eternal heritage of every human being.

  • The marriage, however, became known, and a great outcry arose against Philip, whose friends quickly deserted him.

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Words Starting With

OOUOUT

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