declamation
/ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/
declamation noun: the act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
Noun
declamation (countable and uncountable, plural declamations)
- The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
- Synonyms:
- haranguing
- The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
- His recitations were prompt and correct, and his answers were given with confidence. But perhaps he did himself most credit in declamation. He had always been very fond of that, and though he had never received and scientific instruction in it, he possessed a natural grace and a deep feeling of...1873, Horatio Alger, chapter V, in Bound to Rise
- A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
- Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
- mere declamation
declamation meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
declamation in Malayalam
- വാചാലത്വം, സാലങ്കാരപ്രസംഗം, ശബ്ദപാണ്ഡിത്യം, വികാരനിർഭരഭാഷ
declamation in Kannada
- ವಾಕ್ಚಾತುರ್ಯ, ಶಬ್ದಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯ, ವಾಗ್ಜಾಲದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ, ವಾಗ್ವೈಖರಿ, ಭಾಷಣ ಕಲೆ
Synonyms of declamation
Forms of declamation
| plural | declamations |
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Origin of declamation
From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim.
Words formed from declamation
Words that rhyme with declamation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about declamation
- What does declamation mean?
- Declamation means the act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
- What is declamation in Malayalam?
- Declamation in Malayalam is വാചാലത്വം, സാലങ്കാരപ്രസംഗം, ശബ്ദപാണ്ഡിത്യം. See Declamation meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is declamation?
- Declamation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce declamation?
- Declamation is pronounced /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of declamation?
- The plural of declamation is declamations.
Words near declamation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: declamation (page history and authors); declamation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); declamation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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