Outcry
['aʊtkraɪ]
Definition
(n.) A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.
(n.) Sale at public auction.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Cry, scream, screech, yell.[2]. Clamor, vociferation, HALLABALOO, noise, hue and cry.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Clamor, tumult, denunciation, hullabaloo, yell, noise, scream
ANT:Acclamation, plaudit, quiet, silence
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Definition
n. a loud cry of distress: a confused noise: a public auction.—v.t. to cry louder than.
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Examples
- Being lofty about the passing fad and the ephemeral outcry is all very well in the biographies of dead men, but rank nonsense in the rulers of real ones. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- A great outcry has arisen and a number of perfectly conventional men like Lorimer suffer an undeserved humiliation. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- They did not know the cause of his outcry, only that it was a warning of danger ahead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- As she spoke, Jo took off her bonnet, and a general outcry arose, for all her abundant hair was cut short. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Be satisfied, said he, I will not raise any outcry. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I had not gone more than 150 yards, however, when I heard a hideous outcry behind me, which caused me to run back again. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Hardest of all, she had to break the matter to Georgy, who made a loud outcry. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- On the same day, amidst the outcries of all the women in the place, he put his head out of doors. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But the feeling of the times was all in favour of outcries, dramatic interruptions, and such-like manifestations of Natural Virtue. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She was awakened by loud shouts and outcries, the tramp of horses' feet, and the baying of dogs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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