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English noun: outcry | |||
| 1. | outcry (communication) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition | ||
| Samples | The speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience. | ||
| Synonyms | call, cry, shout, vociferation, yell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | battle cry, bellow, bellowing, bird, blue murder, boo, Bronx cheer, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, halloo, hiss, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, hoot, hoot, hosanna, hue and cry, noise, rallying cry, raspberry, razz, razzing, roar, roaring, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shouting, shriek, shrieking, snort, war cry, war whoop, whoop, yelling, yodel, yowl | ||
English verb: outcry | |||
| 1. | outcry (competition) shout louder than | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot outcry Sue | ||
| Synonyms | outshout | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | ||
| 2. | outcry (communication) utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy | ||
| Samples | `I won!' he exclaimed. `Help!' she cried. `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost. | ||
| Synonyms | call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, shout | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aah, gee, ooh | ||
| Verb group | call, call out, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell | ||
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