outcry

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- +‎ cry. The verb is from Middle English outcrien. === Pronunciation === Noun (UK, US) enPR: outʹkrī, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/ Verb (UK, US) enPR: out-krīʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈkɹaɪ/ Rhymes: -aɪ === Noun === outcry (countable and uncountable, plural outcries) (countable, uncountable) A loud cry or uproar. Synonym: rumpus (figuratively) A strong protest. (India, archaic, countable, uncountable) An auction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === outcry (third-person singular simple present outcries, present participle outcrying, simple past and past participle outcried) (intransitive) To cry out. (transitive) To cry louder than. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === cry out