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Noun: outcry  'awt,krI
  1. A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
    "the speaker was interrupted by loud outcries from the rear of the audience";
    - cry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
Verb: outcry  'awt,krI
  1. Shout louder than
    - outshout
     
  2. Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
    - exclaim, cry, cry out, call out, shout

Derived forms: outcries, outcrying, outcried

Type of: exceed, express, give tongue to, outdo, outgo [archaic], outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, utter, utterance, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vocalization

Encyclopedia: Outcry