cri de coeur

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of cri de coeur.
   alt-of, alternative
2. An impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.

Examples

“What do you think⟳ of Mr. Salinger's cri de coeur?”

“Personal accounts of racial discrimination were eagerly sought by whites seeking to understand⟳ "those people," while blacks justly valued them as overdue cris de coeur.”

“McCarthy’s reign was dangerous, but it lasted only three years, and it was attorney Joseph Welch’s heartfelt cri de Coeur during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954—“Have⟳ you no sense⟳ of decency, sir?”—that rang the loudest.”

“But “Funeral for Justice,” due May 3, amps up the urgency in his work⟳. It is a cri de coeur of screaming guitars and lyrics decrying the legacy of colonialism in Niger and throughout Africa, where Western powers retain⟳ a strong but not always welcome⟳ influence⟳, and political and economic instability are endemic hazards.”

CEFR level