to call out
68
4.6
- phrasal verb
- /kɔl aʊt/
- Texting
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criticar públicamente
- It's okay, we all know the GOTP lies, and this time someone called them out on their mendacity.
Oh, he he look, he's calling out a NBA player.
- Oh, he he look, he's calling out a NBA player.
- When are they going to shout out and call out the conduct?
- So let's review why people want to call out a narcissist first.
- I find people who call out other people who are doing things.
- There's all these signs calling out Governor Newsom about water.
- But we have to call this out and not let this become the norm.
- And for some reason whenever you call these things out, people react really strongly.
- And if you say you've never lied, I'm calling you out with this Justin Timberlake GIF.
- We are scared to call out Chinese spies over fear of racism.
- No, but I am calling out atheism and what it truly stands for.
- And the national news needs to start calling out these religious hypocrites.
- Call your own communities out, call out poor behaviour no matter who it's from.
- Can you imagine if I'd called her out on that?
- How do you call a narcissist out to other people?
- And the moment you want to call them out, that feeling, it may pass.
Examples
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Yeah, it didn't have to be a big deal until Abe made it a big deal by calling me out in front of everyone.
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He's being called out right now for trying to front like he's more than he is.
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Now that it's the president of the United States calling out half of the country.
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Why did you have to call me out?
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Post and share the truth about what is happening; call them out on their lies.
Blog text (4) -
But we have to call this out and not let this become the norm.
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It's as if you are afraid to publicly call out ownership, Mr. D.
Blog text (5) -
And for some reason whenever you call these things out, people react really strongly.
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Justice Rehnquist explicitly called out the fact that the Court's approach departed from past practice.
Academic text (2017) -
During the debate, the senator decided to call out his opponent for their misleading statements.
Synonyms
220
3.4
To say your opinion or feelings openly even when it is difficult
71
5.6
Suddenly say angry things about someone by speaking or writing
65
4.7
To challenge someone to explain or defend what they said
44
4.1
Publicly say you are strongly against something or someone
3
6.0
Make someone explain what they did and take responsibility
3
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
1
5.8
Tell someone publicly that they did something wrong
1
6.7
To criticize someone or something strongly in public
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to challenge someone to a duel' is related to the ideas in the constituents — 'call' (summon/utter) plus 'out' (to bring into the open or confront) — but the specific historical/duel meaning is a culturally bound extension not directly predictable from the parts. A B1 learner who knows both words might infer a general sense of confronting or challenging someone, but not the precise duel-related or historical nuance, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Call out in the sense of public criticism comes from the image of someone who would call a person out by naming them in front of others to accuse or shame them. That's why it now means 'to publicly criticize or demand accountability'.