Outcry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

shout louder than

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/.

Examples

the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
`I won!' he exclaimed
`Help!' she cried

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

call cry yell outshout exclaim cry out shout vociferation call out

Parts of Speech

noun	a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”
verb	shout louder than
verb	utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy “`I won!' he exclaimed”

Word Forms

cry	verb	utter a sudden loud cry
outcry	verb	shout louder than
call	verb	utter a sudden loud cry
yell	verb	utter a sudden loud cry
shout	verb	utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
outcry	noun	a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
exclamatory	adjective	sudden and strong
exclamation	noun	an abrupt excited utterance
exclaiming	noun	an abrupt excited utterance
shout	noun	a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufschrei

eine laute Äußerung; oft aus Protest oder Opposition

🇫🇷French

tollé

un discours fort ; souvent en signe de protestation ou d'opposition

🇪🇸Spanish

grito

una expresión fuerte; a menudo en protesta u oposición

🇮🇹Italian

grido

un'espressione forte; spesso per protesta o opposizione

🇳🇱Dutch

verontwaardiging

een luide uitspraak; vaak uit protest of oppositie

🇵🇹Portuguese

clamor

uma declaração alta; muitas vezes em protesto ou oposição

🇷🇺Russian

протест

громкое высказывание; часто в знак протеста или оппозиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिल्लाहट

एक ज़ोरदार उच्चारण; अक्सर विरोध या विरोध में

🇧🇩Bengali

চিৎকার

একটি জোরে উচ্চারণ; প্রায়ই প্রতিবাদ বা বিরোধিতায়

🇮🇳Tamil

கூக்குரல்

ஒரு உரத்த பேச்சு; பெரும்பாலும் எதிர்ப்பு அல்லது எதிர்ப்பில்

🇮🇳Telugu

కేకలు

ఒక బిగ్గరగా ఉచ్చారణ; తరచుగా నిరసన లేదా వ్యతిరేకత

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्रोश

मोठ्याने उच्चार; अनेकदा निषेध किंवा विरोधात

🇮🇳Gujarati

આક્રોશ

મોટેથી ઉચ્ચાર; ઘણીવાર વિરોધ અથવા વિરોધમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಗು

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ; ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರೋಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലവിളി

ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള ഉച്ചാരണം; പലപ്പോഴും പ്രതിഷേധത്തിലും എതിർപ്പിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੌਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਬੋਲਣਾ; ਅਕਸਰ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخ

ایک اونچی آواز میں بولنا؛ اکثر احتجاج یا مخالفت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强烈抗议

大声说话；经常表示抗议或反对

🇯🇵Japanese

抗議

大声での発言。多くの場合抗議または反対

🇰🇷Korean

항의

큰 소리로 말함; 종종 항의하거나 반대하는 경우가 많습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phản đối

một lời nói lớn; thường phản đối hoặc phản đối

🇹🇭Thai

โวยวาย

คำพูดดัง; มักเป็นการประท้วงหรือต่อต้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

teriakan

ucapan yang keras; sering kali sebagai protes atau oposisi

🇵🇭Filipino

sigaw

isang malakas na pagbigkas; madalas sa protesta o oposisyon

🇲🇾Malay

bantahan

sebutan yang kuat; selalunya dalam protes atau pembangkang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرخة

كلام بصوت عال. في كثير من الأحيان في الاحتجاج أو المعارضة

🇮🇷Persian

فریاد زدن

صدای بلند؛ اغلب در اعتراض یا مخالفت

🇹🇷Turkish

haykırış

yüksek sesle bir ifade; genellikle protesto veya muhalefet halinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְעָקָה

אמירה קולנית; לעתים קרובות במחאה או בהתנגדות

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