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vociferation

 
Dictionary: Vo·cif·er·a·tion

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[L. vociferatio: cf. F. vocifération.]
The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

Violent gesture and vociferation naturally shake the hearts of the ignorant.
Spectator.

Plaintive strains succeeding the vociferations of emotion or of pain.
Byron.

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noun

    Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval: clamor, hullabaloo, outcry, rumpus, uproar. Idioms: hue and cry. See like/dislike, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  Synonyms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout


 
 
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