megaphone

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noun

mega·​phone ˈme-gə-ˌfōn 

: a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice

—sometimes used figuratively

The once all-powerful national megaphone of the presidency …

—Steven Stark

megaphonic

ˌme-gə-ˈfä-nik 

adjective

megaphone

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verb

megaphoned; megaphoning; megaphones

transitive verb

: to transmit or address through or as if through a megaphone

… people will cover you and ensure your dumb message is megaphoned to the masses …

—Jeff Vrabel

intransitive verb

: to speak through or as if through a megaphone

Examples of megaphone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

At the beginning of Wu’s speech, a couple of protesters, equipped with a megaphone and holding Palestinian flags, tried to disrupt the mayor’s comments. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

Protesters in Little Rock showed up energized with signs, megaphones, American flags and costumes. —Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025

Verb

The protesters' message spread out as hundreds of Diamondbacks fans passed through the streets, with the megaphoned chants amplifying through Chase Field's west side entrances. —Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2024

Students need more than ganas, and relying so much on this idea is toxic and detrimental to Latinx students who constantly get this individualistic message megaphoned into them. —Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

mega- + -phone entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1878, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1901, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for megaphone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone

Kids Definition

megaphone

noun

mega·​phone

ˈmeg-ə-ˌfōn

: a cone-shaped device used to direct the voice and increase its loudness