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Noun: far cry  faa(r) krI
  1. A disappointing disparity; a huge disparity; a world of difference; worlds apart
    "it was a far cry from what he had expected"
     
  2. Distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry
    "it's a far cry from here"

Derived forms: far cries

Type of: disparity, farawayness, farness, remoteness

Encyclopedia: Far cry