exclamation
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/
exclamation noun: a loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
Noun
exclamation (countable and uncountable, plural exclamations)
- A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
- "And now, my dearest Lucy, collect yourself, for all depends upon our own resources." Such were the whispered exclamations with which Francesca cheered her trembling companion, whose courage was not heightened by the darkness and stillness around them as they proceeded on their hazardous enterprise.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 45
- A word expressing outcry; an interjection.
- An exclamation mark.
- Synonyms:
- exclamation point
exclamation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
exclamation in Hindi
- विस्मयादिबोधक
exclamation in Tamil
- கூவிளி, வியப்புக் குறி, வியப்பொலி
exclamation in Marathi
- विस्मयादिबोधक
exclamation in Telugu
- exclamation
- ఆశ్చర్యార్థకము āścaryārthakamu
More languagesFewer languages
- exclamation in Malayalam
- ആശ്ചര്യപ്രകടനം
- exclamation in Kannada
- ಬೆರಗು
- exclamation in Gujarati
- વિસ્મયાદિબોધક
- exclamation in Nepali
- विस्मयादिबोधक
- exclamation in Tagalog
- bulalas
- exclamation in Arabic
- صِيَاح ṣiyāḥ, صُرَاخ ṣurāḵ, هَاتِف hātif, هَتْفَة hatfa
- exclamation in Malay
- jeritan
Examples of exclamation in a sentence
- The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!
- Traditionally, the exclamation mark has been used sparingly, especially in formal writing.
- The exclamation point in !Kung is pronounced as a click and is characteristic of Khoisan languages.
Synonyms of exclamation
Forms of exclamation
| plural | exclamations |
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Origin of exclamation
Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.
Words formed from exclamation
Phrases with exclamation
Words that rhyme with exclamation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- 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 exclamation
- What does exclamation mean?
- Exclamation means a loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
- What is exclamation in Hindi?
- Exclamation in Hindi is विस्मयादिबोधक. See Exclamation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is exclamation?
- Exclamation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce exclamation?
- Exclamation is pronounced /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/.
- What is the plural of exclamation?
- The plural of exclamation is exclamations.
Words near exclamation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exclamation (page history and authors); exclamation (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exclamation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exclamation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ఆశ్చర్యార్థకము (Telugu) (page history and authors); exclamation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exclamation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exclamation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exclamation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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