cri de coeur

plural cris de coeur · alternative cri-de-coeur · alternative cri de cœur

1. An impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.

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

   2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 308

   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.

   2014 May 28, John McWhorter, “Saint Maya”, in The New Republic, →ISSN

   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.

   2015 August 27, Michael Signer, “What Happens When Donald Trump Stirs Up 'Passionate' Supporters”, in The Atlantic

   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.

   2024 April 22, Ben Sisario, “Mdou Moctar’s Guitar Is a Screaming Siren Against Africa’s Colonial Legacy”, in The New York Times, retrieved 02 May 2024