vociferation n : a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout]

English

Etymology

Latin vociferatio: compare French vocifération

Noun

vociferation

1. The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

   Quotations

   • Violent gesture and vociferation naturally shake the hearts of the ignorant - Spectator
   • Plaintive strains succeeding the vociferations of emotion or of pain - Byron