a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Used in a Sentence
outcry
How to use outcry in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for outcry.
Editorial note
When it takes a public outcry on HN for a company to do their job, I no longer deal with such a company.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of outcry gathered in one view.
shout louder than
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"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for outcry.
noun
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
See also: cry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
verb
shout louder than
See also: outshout
verb
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"
Example sentences
When it takes a public outcry on HN for a company to do their job, I no longer deal with such a company.
"And a result of this public outcry, we've decided to remove the DRM that is crippling this otherwise great software.
The outcry generated a miniature industry in “Free Kevin” T-shirts and bumper stickers.
Having a large public outcry is the only way to get Apple to do anything other than sue Samsung in attempt to prevent them from innovating faster.
The outcry here is less about whether copyrights are being respected, than about whether copyrights are being respected by people who insist that you must respect copyrights.
This lends to a trend that's way to prevalent as of late: There are no checks and/or balances on the Police; the only discipline comes internally, often as a result of public outcry.
No initiative, no activism, no outcry can be raised because its wind is immediately sucked out by foolish people screaming moral equivalence.
Sentiment has been turning anti-FB for quite some time; it's been aggravated by FB's blunders in the past, by defaulting to over-invasiveness, then dialing back in response to outcry.
To Microsoft's credit, they added a requirement that it be possible to reconfigure the key database on x86 systems after the outcry that accompanied their initial announcements.
How is that something that is litigation or 'outcry' worthy?How much of this data is just persistent in the system because they operate at a scale where data deletion or removal just cannot feasibly be accomplished[1]?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use outcry in a sentence?
When it takes a public outcry on HN for a company to do their job, I no longer deal with such a company.
What does outcry mean?
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
What part of speech is outcry?
outcry is commonly used as noun, verb.