Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun exclamation

3 senses of exclamation

Sense 1
exclamation, exclaiming -- (an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it")
       => utterance, vocalization -- (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

Sense 2
exclamation -- (a loud complaint or protest or reproach)
       => complaint -- ((formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow)

Sense 3
ecphonesis, exclamation -- (an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores")
       => rhetorical device -- (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))