cri de coeur

[ kreeduh -kœr; English kreeduh-kur ]

noun,plural cris de coeur [kreeduh -kœr; English kreezduh-kur]. /kridə ˈkœr; English ˈkriz də ˈkɜr/. French.
  1. an anguished cry of distress or indignation; outcry.

Origin of cri de coeur

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; literally, “cry of (the) heart”

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cri de coeur

/ (ˌkriː də ˈkɜː) /


nounplural cris de coeur
  1. a cry from the heart; heartfelt or sincere appeal

Origin of cri de coeur

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C20: altered from French cri du coeur

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