[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

outcry \out"cry`\, n.
   1. a vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm,
      opposition, or detestation; clamor.
      1913 webster

   2. sale at public auction. --massinger. --thackeray.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

outcry
     n : a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
         speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of
         the audience" syn: cry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
     v 1: shout louder than syn: outshout
     2: 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" syn:
        exclaim, cry, cry out, call out, shout
     also: outcried
see also:
cry call yell shout vociferation outshout 
exclaim cry out call out outcried 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

91 moby thesaurus words for "outcry":
   bedlam let loose, dutch auction, auction, auction block,
   auction sale, bawl, bedlam, blast, block, bobbery, boo, booing,
   brawl, brouhaha, charivari, chirm, clamor, clamoring, clangor,
   clap, clatter, commotion, complaint, cry, decrial, din, discord,
   dolorous tirade, donnybrook, drunken brawl, dustup, flap, fracas,
   free-for-all, gaff, groan, hell broke loose, hiss, hissing, hoot,
   hooting, howl, howling, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo,
   indignation, jangle, jeremiad, keen, lament, loud noise, moan,
   murmur, mutter, noise, noise and shouting, outburst, pandemonium,
   plaint, planctus, protest, protestation, racket, rattle, rhubarb,
   roar, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, scream, shindy,
   shivaree, sob, thunder, thunderclap, tintamarre, tirade, tumult,
   ululation, uproar, vendue, vociferation, wail, wail of woe,
   whimper, whine, yawp, yowl

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