Exclamation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An abrupt, forceful utterance: an exclamation of delight.
  • n. An outcry, as of protest.
  • n. Grammar An interjection.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • n. A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
  • n. A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of exclaiming; an ejaculatory expression of surprise, admiration, pain, anger, dissent, or the like; an emphatic or clamorous outcry.
  • n. That which is uttered with emphasis or passion; a vehement speech or saying.
  • n. The mark or sign in writing and printing (!) by which emphatic utterance or interjectional force is indicated: usually called exclamation mark or -point, and formerly note of admiration. See ecphoneme.
  • n. In grammar, a word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing some passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
  • n. In rhet, same as ecphonesis, 1.
  • n. In the Gr. Ch., same as ecphonesis, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an abrupt excited utterance
  • n. a loud complaint or protest or reproach
  • n. an exclamatory rhetorical device
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    outcry    clamor    interjection   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gasp    shout    grunt    yell    murmur    outburst    sob    chuckle    yelp    gesture