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Exclamation vs Clamor - What's the difference?

exclamation | clamor |

As nouns the difference between exclamation and clamor

is that exclamation is 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 while clamor is a great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

As a verb clamor is

to cry out and/or demand.

exclamation

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
  • A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; – also called an exclamation point.

    • Derived terms

    * exclamation mark * exclamation point

    Related terms

    * exclaim * exclamatory

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    Anagrams

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    clamor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * clamour (UK English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
  • Any loud and continued noise.
  • A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

    • Synonyms

    * (great outcry) outcry, tumult

    Derived terms

    * clamorous * clamorously * clamorousness

    Related terms

    * acclamation * claim * declamation * reclamation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cry out and/or demand.
    • ''Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
  • To demand by outcry.
    • ''Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration.
  • To become noisy insistently.
    • ''After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
  • To influence by outcry.
    • ''His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
  • (obsolete) To silence.

    • Synonyms

    * (to cry out) din

    Anagrams

    * ----