vociferation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
    cry; shout; call; outcry; yell.
    • the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

WordNet


Vo*cif`er*a"tion noun
Etymology
L. vociferatio: cf. F. vocifération.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913