outcry

Definition

A loud cry or uproar.

Etymology

From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry. The verb is from Middle English outcrien.

Example Sentences

• "His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering."
• "The proposal was met with a public outcry."
• "The Western Region has sought approval for the withdrawal of passenger services between Ashchurch Junction and Upton-on-Severn. There was a proposal to withdraw the trains as long ago as 1951, but an outcry from Tewkesbury that it would suffer as a tourist centre secured a reprieve."