ejaculation

noun

ejac·​u·​la·​tion i-ˌja-kyə-ˈlā-shən 

1

: an act of ejaculating

specifically : a sudden discharging of a fluid from a duct

2

: something ejaculated

especially : a short sudden emotional utterance

There was a buzz of gratification from time to time during the reading, accompanied by whispered ejaculations of "How sweet!" "How eloquent!" "So true!" etc. …

—Mark Twain

Synonyms

• cry
• exclamation
• interjection

Examples of ejaculation in a Sentence

He was greeted with ejaculations of surprise.

uttered a profane ejaculation upon stubbing his toe in the dark

Recent Examples on the Web

Health professionals sometimes also prescribe SSRIs for off-label uses including to help with binge eating disorder, fibromyalgia, premature ejaculation, autism and vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

Research suggests myo-inositol helps regulate seminal fluid, which contains the sperm cells during ejaculation. —Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025

Men’s health content related to topics like testosterone, vasectomies and premature ejaculation is so pervasive on social media, in fact, that a 2022 study waded through all of it to find some of the inaccuracies in the high volume of content that was already reaching men. —Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025

The dialogue is both realist, full of the ejaculations and repetitions that characterize human speech, and poetic, with only the occasional anapest interrupting the poem’s iambic pentameter. —Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ejaculation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

ejaculation

noun

ejac·​u·​la·​tion i-ˌjak-yə-ˈlā-shən 

1

: an act of ejaculating

especially : a sudden emptying of a fluid from a duct

2

: something ejaculated

especially : a short sudden exclamation

Medical Definition

ejaculation

noun

ejac·​u·​la·​tion i-ˌjak-yə-ˈlā-shən 

: the act or process of ejaculating

specifically : the sudden or spontaneous discharging of a fluid (as semen in orgasm) from a duct see premature ejaculation