Definition of "outcry" in English

noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A loud cry or uproar.

   • His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering.

2. (figuratively) A strong protest.

   • The proposal was met with a public outcry.

3. (India, archaic, countable, uncountable) An auction.

   • to send goods to an outcry

verb

1. (intransitive) To cry out.

2. (transitive) To cry louder than.