declamation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
3. (countable, uncountable) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
4. (countable, uncountable) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.

Synonyms

recitation

harangue

oration

oratory

proclamation

declaration

screed

eloquence

Translations

déclamation

declamación

Deklamation

declamazione

δημηγορία

hitabet

declamació

belâgat

voordracht

declamatie

heyecanlı konuşma

αγόρευση

déclaration

proclamation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/

Etymology

From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim.