outcry

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A loud cry or uproar.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A strong protest.
3. (India, archaic, countable, uncountable) An auction.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To cry out.
2. (transitive) To cry louder than.

Synonyms

shout

cry

😢

yell

scream

😱

uproar

protest

clamour

vociferation

call

clamor

exclamation

❗

exclaim

call out

cry out

lament

shriek

screech

objection

outshout

rebellion

shouting

sob

😭

sound

🔉

squall

weep

whoop

yelp

loud noise

loud talk

loud cry

hullaballoo

bawl

give out a hue and cry

bray

complaint

crying

crying out

decrial

din

disturbance

ejaculate

halloo

holler

hoot

howl

hue and cry

hullabaloo

interjection

mourning

noise

Translations

protestation

protesta

Aufschrei

cri

😢

grido

😢

protesta

tollé

crier

protesto

grito

😢

clamor

gridare

Schrei

esclamare

pleurer

😢

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: outcry

Inherited from Middle English: outcrien

In summary

From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry.
The verb is from Middle English outcrien.