Tra từ outcry - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

out‧cry/ˈaʊtkraɪ/ noun [COUNTABLE USUALLY SINGULAR, UNCOUNTABLE]
[Word Family: noun: cry, crying, outcry; verb: cry; adjective: crying]
an angry protest by a lot of ordinary people:
　 ▪ The closure of the local hospital has caused a huge public outcry.
outcry against/about/over
　 ▪ a national outcry about the lack of gun control laws
outcry from
　 ▪ The proposed changes caused an angry outcry from residents.

noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
provoke protest(s)/an outcry
▪ Not surprisingly, the new rules have provoked protests from gun owners.
▪ The crackdown provoked an international outcry.
public outcry (=expression of anger by a lot of people)
▪ There was a public outcry about the shooting.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
international
▪ The large number of civilian deaths in Sakhiet provoked an international outcry.
▪ Mr Fujimori is hoping to sit tight and wait for the national and international outcry to blow over.
▪ After an international outcry, the white government reluctantly set up an inquest in the matter of Bantu Steven Biko.
▪ Why, the people in Asmara's cafes ask, has there been so little international outcry over the invasion?
▪ An armed raid on a hospital was bound to cause an international outcry, particularly if we came out empty-handed.
open
▪ Trading is by open outcry on the exchange floor.
▪ This leads to the second issue of open outcry.
▪ The trader gives his orders by open outcry and officially sanctioned hand signals.
▪ Dealing in traded options is by open outcry on the once busy floor of the Stock Exchange.
public
▪ The lack of evidence and the circumstantial nature of the testimony caused a public outcry.
▪ The public outcry over the massacre led to the resignation March 12 of state Gov.
▪ The Thom case was exceptional and gave rise to something of a public outcry.
▪ Hale was permitted to retire quietly, but after a public outcry he was brought back to face charges.
▪ It had been stopped in its tracks by the Railway Inspectorate and a public outcry.
▪ Originally intended to run six months, the study lasted 40 years, until a public outcry in the 1970s ended it.
▪ Or he can act if there is public outcry over a sentence.
▪ In contrast, there was a public outcry in Cleveland over the loss of the Browns.
VERB
cause
▪ His remarks caused an outcry back home.
▪ An armed raid on a hospital was bound to cause an international outcry, particularly if we came out empty-handed.
▪ His extreme position caused an outcry, and some of the contributors to Le Livre Noir dissociated themselves from his preface.
provoke
▪ Spraying crops and burning stubble also provoke outcries from nearby residents.
▪ The large number of civilian deaths in Sakhiet provoked an international outcry.
▪ The last folly was finished in nineteen thirty-six and provoked such a public outcry that it led to the first-ever planning inquiry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Despite an outcry, the university refused to change its admission policies.
▪ The killings by the military have caused an international outcry.
▪ The public outcry against the executions made little difference.
▪ The shooting of an unarmed teenager by police caused a public outcry.
▪ There was a widespread outcry over the increase in fuel tax.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ In contrast, there was a public outcry in Cleveland over the loss of the Browns.
▪ It had been stopped in its tracks by the Railway Inspectorate and a public outcry.
▪ That bid sparked a public outcry.
▪ The angry outcry from officials and the press was deafening.
▪ The lack of evidence and the circumstantial nature of the testimony caused a public outcry.
▪ The last sentence may seem obscure or - in the light of recent outcry against paedophilia - a hedging of bets.
▪ We read no cogent outcries from illiterates.