outcry vs battle cry

battle cry vs outcry

outcry and battle cry both are nouns.

outcry is a verb but battle cry is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outcry	Yes	No	Yes	No
battle cry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, battle cry is a hyponym of outcry; that is, battle cry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outcry:

outcry: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
battle cry: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Other hyponyms of outcry include bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, blue murder, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, halloo, hoot, hosanna, noise, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, whoop, rallying cry, war cry, war whoop, shouting, yelling, yodel, bird, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort.

outcry (noun)	battle cry (noun)
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition	a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
	a slogan used to rally support for a cause

outcry (verb)	battle cry (verb)
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
shout louder than

Difference between outcry and battle cry

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