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NOUN (2)

1. distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry;
- Example: "it's a far cry from here"

2. a disappointing disparity;
- Example: "it was a far cry from what he had expected"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

far cry
    n 1: distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry;
         "it's a far cry from here"
    2: a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had
       expected"