exclamation

Meanings

Plural: exclamations

Noun

an abrupt excited utterance
- "she gave an exclamation of delight"
a loud complaint or protest or reproach
an exclamatory rhetorical device
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection
An exclamation mark

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclamatio, from ex (“out”) + clamare (“I cry out”).

Synonyms

ecphonesis, exclaiming, exclamation point

Scrabble Score: 22

exclamation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exclamation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exclamation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

exclamation is a valid Words With Friends word