"outcry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-outcry.ogg Forms: outcries [plural]
enPR: outʹkrī [UK, US] Etymology: From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry. The verb is from Middle English outcrien. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outcry}} Middle English outcry, {{prefix|en|out|cry}} out- + cry, {{inh|en|enm|outcrien}} Middle English outcrien Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} outcry (countable and uncountable, plural outcries)
  1. (countable, uncountable) A loud cry or uproar. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-outcry-en-noun-c9VEDF0G
  2. (figuratively) A strong protest. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (strong protest): протест (protest) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bouřlivý protest (Czech), pobouření [neuter] (Czech), bouře nevole (Czech), levée de boucliers [feminine] (French), tollé [masculine] (French), Aufschrei [masculine] (German), Sturm der Entrüstung [masculine] (German), protesta [feminine] (Italian), 외침 (oechim) (Korean), tautohenga (Maori), خلاش (hılaş) (Ottoman Turkish), odzew [masculine] (Polish), dezaprobata [feminine] (Polish), kontra [feminine] (Polish), проте́ст (protést) (alt: обще́ственный) [masculine] (Russian), protesta [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-outcry-en-noun-z2jAeZos Disambiguation of 'strong protest': 3 94 3
  3. (India, archaic, countable, uncountable) An auction. Tags: India, archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-outcry-en-noun-mxjutKo9 Categories (other): Indian English, Terms with Bengali translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 28 15 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: open outcry Translations: চিল্লানি (cillani) (Bengali), викове (vikove) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), глъчка (glǎčka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), výkřik [masculine] (Czech), Schrei [masculine] (German), rarī (Maori), tararau (Maori), jęk [masculine] (Polish), krzyk [masculine] (Polish), wycie [neuter] (Polish), płacz [masculine] (Polish)

Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈkɹaɪ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outcry (verb).wav Forms: outcries [present, singular, third-person], outcrying [participle, present], outcried [participle, past], outcried [past]
enPR: out-krīʹ [UK, US] Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry. The verb is from Middle English outcrien. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outcry}} Middle English outcry, {{prefix|en|out|cry}} out- + cry, {{inh|en|enm|outcrien}} Middle English outcrien Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcry (third-person singular simple present outcries, present participle outcrying, simple past and past participle outcried)
  1. (intransitive) To cry out. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-outcry-en-verb-PaOdzuSI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 9 23 24 31 13
  2. (transitive) To cry louder than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outcry-en-verb-FbhwqpvJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 26 6 48 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 7 22 25 8 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 13 17 13 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 15 19 11 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 12 7 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 8 26 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 8 26 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 12 16 13 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 11 14 10 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 11 15 10 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 8 26 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 14 8 26 10 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 17 7 26 12 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 9 25 12 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 11 15 10 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 10 13 10 60

Inflected forms

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          "text": "This is a scorched earth policy, leaving Labour - which has made the right noises, but not loudly enough - with the job of picking up the pieces. Given the incoherence of the plans, the best hope is that the public outcry - even the Daily Telegraph is against them - delays them enough for a new government to rescue most of the ticket offices from closure, but this is no way to run a railway.",
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          "word": "levée de boucliers"
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        "(India, archaic, countable, uncountable) An auction."
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        "(transitive) To cry louder than."
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}

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