Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cri de coeur

/ˌkɹi.dəˈkɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: cri de -coeur
IPA: /ˌkɹi.dəˈkɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From French cri du cœur, meaning approximately “a cry from the heart”.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: cri du cœur

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkɹi.dəˈkɚ/
British English: /ˌkɹiː.dəˈkɜː/

Inflected Forms

cris de coeur (plural) cri-de-coeur (alternative) cri de cœur (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cri de coeur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɹi.dəˈkɚ/.
What does cri de coeur mean?: An impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.
Where does cri de coeur come from?: It is traced to French.

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