vociferation

Boisterous verbal outburst

Vociferation is loud, vehement shouting or outcry—the act of crying out forcefully.

The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, more likely encountered in writing than speech: The vociferations of the crowd drowned out the speaker.

Someone given to vociferation is vociferous.

commotion

uproar

Noisy public disturbance

  • tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
  • clamorLoud persistent noise
  • dinSustained unpleasant noise

hullabaloo · brouhaha · racket · pandemonium · furor · bedlam · disturbance · ruckus · hubbub · noise

shouting

yell

Speak very loudly

roar · howl · shriek · cry · exclaim · outcry · clamor · thunder · screech · whoop

protest

demonstration

Public display of opinion

  • rallyGathering for a cause
  • chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
  • sloganMemorable promotional phrase

outcry · dissent · picketing · march · civil disobedience · placard · banner · sit-in · grievance · resistance

intensity

vehemence

Forceful emotional passion

stridency · emphatic · ardor · conviction · zeal · fury · outrage · ferocity · assertiveness · impassioned speech

Categories
Opposites
volume and intensity of sound

vociferationsilence

Total lack of sound

whisper · murmur · hush · murmuring · quietness

manner of expression

vociferationrestraint

Control over impulses

reticence · taciturnity · composure · quietude · understatement

Family

voice, advocate, voices, vocal, provoke, voiced, revoke, invoke, vocation

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G