noun
1. distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry
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it's a far cry from here
• Hypernyms: ↑farness, ↑remoteness, ↑farawayness
2. a disappointing disparity
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it was a far cry from what he had expected
• Hypernyms: ↑disparity
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far cry noun
A long distance
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Main Entry: ↑far
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far cry,
a long way; great distance: »
a far cry from home, a far cry from what we had hoped. The kind of thinking he must do is a far cry from the quiet reflection that is possible at a university (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.