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   Scream

   /skrēm/

   

   verb

   • 1. give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing excitement, great emotion, or pain: "they could hear him screaming in pain"
   • ▪ cry something in a high-pitched, frenzied way: "I ran to the house screaming for help"
   • ▪ urgently and vociferously call attention to one's views or feelings, especially ones of anger or distress: "his supporters scream that he is being done an injustice"
   • ▪ make a loud, high-pitched sound: "sirens were screaming from all over the city"
   • ▪ move very rapidly with or as if with a loud, high-pitched sound: "a shell screamed overhead"

   noun

   • 1. a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain: "they were awakened by screams for help" Similar shriekscreechyellhowlshoutbellowbawlcryyawpyelpsquealwailsquawksquallcaterwaulwhoopinformal:hollerOpposite whisper
   • ▪ a high-pitched cry made by an animal: "the screams of the seagulls"
   • ▪ a loud, piercing sound: "the scream of a falling bomb"
   • ▪ an irresistibly funny person, thing, or situation: "the movie's a scream" Similar laughhootcomedyinformal:gasgigglelarkriotbundle of funbundle of laughsinformal, dated:yellwithootcomediancomicentertainerjokerclownbuffooninformal:charactergasgiggleriothard caseinformal, dated:cautioncasecardyellOpposite bore

   Word Origin Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Why was Scream renamed Scream?

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   Why is the Scream important?

   • Known in English as The Scream, the work has become a popular representation of the human condition and an icon of the anxiety of modern life. It was an immediate sensation, reproduced widely in art magazines and appearing as the cover illustration for a book on mental illness and art as early as 1908.

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   • The Scream is one of the most familiar images in modern art. The Scream is one of the most familiar images in modern art and a canonical piece in the art nouveau style. It stemmed from a panic attack that Munch suffered in 1892, which he recounted artistically in a sketch from that year that he called Despair.

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   3 days ago · Scream is a 1996 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich and Drew Barrymore.

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   6 days ago · Key Takeaways: Scream” is a 1996 horror movie that revived the slasher genre, featuring a clever script, iconic mask, and unexpected twists. It’s a must-watch for horror fans! The movie’s self-awareness and meta commentary made it a game-changer, leading to sequels, a TV series, and a fifth installment in the works.

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    1 day ago · List of. Scream. (film series) characters. Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox have central roles in the first four films, and supporting roles in the fifth film, with only Cox returning for the sixth film. Jamie Kennedy has a central role in the first two films, and Hayden Panettiere has a central role in the fourth and sixth films ...