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Outcry| Noun | 1. | outcry - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"blue murder - an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder" catcall - a cry expressing disapproval halloo - a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" hoot - a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) hosanna - a cry of praise or adoration (to God) noise - a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could" whoop - a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement yelling, shouting - uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement yodel - a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto | | | Verb | 1. | outcry - shout louder thanoutdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" | | | 2. | outcry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"gee - give a command to a horse to turn to the right side call out - call out loudly, as of names or numbers | |
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