Definition of exclamation

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Exclamation (n.) A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc..

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Ha :: Ha (interj.) An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to Well, it is so..
O :: O (interj.) An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc..
Pshaw :: Pshaw (v. i.) To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation Pshaw!.
Aha :: Aha (interj.) An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise..
Lack :: Lack (interj.) Exclamation of regret or surprise.
Humph :: Humph (interj.) An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc..
Bravo :: Bravo (interj.) Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
Oath :: Oath (n.) A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing..
Exclamatory :: Exclamatory (a.) Containing, expressing, or using exclamation; as, an exclamatory phrase or speaker..
Exclamation :: Exclamation (n.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief..
Hallelujah :: Hallelujah (n. & interj.) Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an expression of gratitude or adoration..
Eigh :: Eigh (interj.) An exclamation expressing delight.
La :: La (interj.) An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!.
Zounds :: Zounds (interj.) An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder..
Egad :: Egad (interj.) An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc..
Alas :: Alas (interj.) An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white..
Tut :: Tut () Be still; hush; -- an exclamation used for checking or rebuking.
Enough :: Enough (interj.) An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough..
Pshaw :: Pshaw (interj.) Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc..
Ejaculate :: Ejaculate (v. t.) To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer..
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