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hue and cry

noun

1 hue and cry

Loud and persistent outcry from many people.

synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring.

Roget 411: cry etc. v.; voice etc. (human) 580; hubbub; bark etc. (animal) 412.    vociferation, ... show more

Roget 531: publication; public announcement etc. 527; promulgation, propagation, proclamation, pronunziamento [It]; circulation, indiction, edition; hue and cry.    publicity, ... show more

Roget 622: pursuit; pursuing etc. v.; prosecution; pursuance; enterprise etc. (undertaking) 676; business etc. 625; ... show more

Roget 669: alarm; alarum, larum, alarm bell, tocsin, alerts, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, note of alarm, hue and cry, fire cross, signal of distress; blue lights; ... show more

Roget 932: disapprobation, disapproval; improbation; disesteem, disvaluation, displacency; odium; dislike etc. 867.    dispraise, discommendation; blame, censure, ... show more

Dutch: gegil
Polish: jazgot


Moby thesaurus: Bedlam let loose, Klaxon, Mayday, PR, SOS, air-raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, alarum, alert, all clear, ballyhoo, beacon, bedlam, blast, blinking light, blurb, bobbery ... show more.

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