· an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"
Synonym(s): exclaiming
Hypernym(s): utterance, vocalization
· a loud complaint or protest or reproach
Hypernym(s): complaint
· an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores"
Synonym(s): ecphonesis
Hypernym(s): rhetorical_device