English noun: exclamation | |||
1. | exclamation (communication) an abrupt excited utterance | ||
Samples | She gave an exclamation of delight. There was much exclaiming over it. | ||
Synonyms | exclaiming | ||
Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deuce, devil, dickens, ejaculation, expostulation, interjection | ||
2. | exclamation (communication) a loud complaint or protest or reproach | ||
Broader (hypernym) | complaint | ||
3. | exclamation (communication) an exclamatory rhetorical device | ||
Samples | O tempore! O mores. | ||
Synonyms | ecphonesis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rhetorical device | ||