fulmination

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
  3. (countable, uncountable) That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/
Etymology

From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō; equivalent to fulmine + -ation.

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