ˌekskləˈmāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English exclamacioun, from Latin exclamation-, exclamatio, from exclamatus (past participle of exclamare ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of exclaiming : a sharp or sudden utterance expressive of strong feeling
he uttered an exclamation of pain
amid exclamations of delight the cake was brought in
2. : vehement expression (as of protest, reproach, or complaint)
exclamations of social prejudice — Bernard Smith
3. : a word, phrase, clause, or sentence used as an outcry or interjection
4. : exclamation point
• ex·cla·ma·tion·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|māshən ə l, -shnəl adjective