Exclamation meaning

What does “exclamation” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“exclamation” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an abrupt excited utterance.

exclamation

noun

  1. an abrupt excited utterance

    “she gave an exclamation of delight”

    “there was much exclaiming over it”

    Synonymsexclaiming
  2. a loud complaint or protest or reproach

  3. an exclamatory rhetorical device

    “O tempore! O mores”

    Synonymsecphonesis

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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