EXCLAMATION

ecphonesis, exclamation

(noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device; “O tempore! O mores”

exclamation, exclaiming

(noun) an abrupt excited utterance; “she gave an exclamation of delight”; “there was much exclaiming over it”

exclamation

(noun) a loud complaint or protest or reproach

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

exclamation (countable and uncountable, plural exclamations)

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

A word expressing outcry; an interjection

A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!

The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.

Synonyms

• (punctuation “!”): exclamation mark, exclamation point

Anagrams

• Coatlán Mixe

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex`cla*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. exclamatio: cf. F. exclamation.]

1. 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. Exclamations against abuses in the church. Hooker. Thus will I drown your exclamations. Shak. A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion. Trench.

2. (Rhet.)

Definition: A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

3. (Print.)

Definition: A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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