English dictionary

exclamation

/,/E/kskl/@/'m/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an abrupt excited utterance

noun.communication

Examples
She gave an exclamation of delight.

Synonyms exclaiming

Source: WordNet 3.0
a loud complaint or protest or reproach

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
an exclamatory rhetorical device

noun.communication

Synonyms ecphonesis

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913