Definition of exclamation Exclamation

/ɛˌksklʌmejˈʃʌn/ - [eksklumeyshun] - ex•cla•ma•tion

We found 12 definitions of exclamation from 5 different sources.

What does exclamation mean?

Noun Plural: exclamations
exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"
		exclaiming
		utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
		dickens, deuce, devil English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
		ejaculation, interjection an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
exclamation - a loud complaint or protest or reproach
exclamation - an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores"
		ecphonesis
		rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

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exclamation (Noun)
A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
exclamation (Noun)
A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
exclamation (Noun)
A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus !; – also called an exclamation point.

exclamation (n.)
A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
exclamation (n.)
A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
exclamation (n.)
A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.