What part of speech is outcry?

Outcry can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. outcry is a verb, present, 1st person singular of outcry (infinitive).
  • 2. outcry is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. outcry is a noun, singular of outcries.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does outcry mean?

Definitions

Verb

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"
outcry - shout louder than

Noun

outcry - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

Examples of outcry

#   Sentence  
1. noun The sinking of the RMS Lusitania caused an international outcry.
2. noun Fascists avoid creating public outcry by victimizing groups that are already widely despised. Authoritarians cheer genocide as liberals look the other way because they don't want to appear too sympathetic to unpopular causes.
3. noun Sami's shooting caused a public outcry.
4. noun The outcry would not abate.
Sentence  
noun
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania caused an international outcry.
Fascists avoid creating public outcry by victimizing groups that are already widely despised. Authoritarians cheer genocide as liberals look the other way because they don't want to appear too sympathetic to unpopular causes.
Sami's shooting caused a public outcry.
The outcry would not abate.

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