Vociferation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˌoʊsɪfɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/vˌəʊsɪfəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˌəʊsɪfəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /vˌoʊsɪfɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

call cry yell outcry shout

Parts of Speech

noun	a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”

Word Forms

cry	verb	utter a sudden loud cry
outcry	verb	shout louder than
call	verb	utter a sudden loud cry
yell	verb	utter a sudden loud cry
shout	verb	utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geschrei

eine laute Äußerung; oft aus Protest oder Opposition

🇫🇷French

vocifération

un discours fort ; souvent en signe de protestation ou d'opposition

🇪🇸Spanish

vociferación

una expresión fuerte; a menudo en protesta u oposición

🇮🇹Italian

vociferazione

un'espressione forte; spesso per protesta o opposizione

🇳🇱Dutch

luidruchtigheid

een luide uitspraak; vaak uit protest of oppositie

🇵🇹Portuguese

vociferação

uma declaração alta; muitas vezes em protesto ou oposição

🇷🇺Russian

крик

громкое высказывание; часто в знак протеста или оппозиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेर

एक ज़ोरदार उच्चारण; अक्सर विरोध या विरोध में

🇧🇩Bengali

কণ্ঠস্বর

একটি জোরে উচ্চারণ; প্রায়ই প্রতিবাদ বা বিরোধিতায়

🇮🇳Tamil

குரல் எழுப்புதல்

ஒரு உரத்த பேச்சு; பெரும்பாலும் எதிர்ப்பு அல்லது எதிர்ப்பில்

🇮🇳Telugu

శబ్దము

ఒక బిగ్గరగా ఉచ్చారణ; తరచుగా నిరసన లేదా వ్యతిరేకత

🇮🇳Marathi

आवाज

मोठ्याने उच्चार; अनेकदा निषेध किंवा विरोधात

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવાજ

મોટેથી ઉચ્ચાર; ઘણીવાર વિરોધ અથવા વિરોધમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವನಿಗೂಡುವಿಕೆ

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ; ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರೋಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശബ്ദം

ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള ഉച്ചാരണം; പലപ്പോഴും പ്രതിഷേധത്തിലും എതിർപ്പിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਵਾਜ਼

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਬੋਲਣਾ; ਅਕਸਰ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

آواز

ایک اونچی آواز میں بولنا؛ اکثر احتجاج یا مخالفت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叫喊

大声说话；经常表示抗议或反对

🇯🇵Japanese

発声

大声での発言。多くの場合抗議または反対

🇰🇷Korean

큰소리로

큰 소리로 말함; 종종 항의하거나 반대하는 경우가 많습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kêu la

một lời nói lớn; thường phản đối hoặc phản đối

🇹🇭Thai

การเปล่งเสียง

คำพูดดัง; มักเป็นการประท้วงหรือต่อต้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keriuhan

ucapan yang keras; sering kali sebagai protes atau oposisi

🇵🇭Filipino

tinig

isang malakas na pagbigkas; madalas sa protesta o oposisyon

🇲🇾Malay

seruan

sebutan yang kuat; selalunya dalam protes atau pembangkang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غناء

كلام بصوت عال. في كثير من الأحيان في الاحتجاج أو المعارضة

🇮🇷Persian

صدا زدن

صدای بلند؛ اغلب در اعتراض یا مخالفت

🇹🇷Turkish

bağırma

yüksek sesle bir ifade; genellikle protesto veya muhalefet halinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

קולניות

אמירה קולנית; לעתים קרובות במחאה או בהתנגדות

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