vociferation

noun

vo·​cif·​er·​a·​tion

plural -s

: the act of vociferating : outcry, clamor

the perpetual vociferation of inflammatory opinion by all sorts of periodicals

—George Sampson

Word History

Etymology

Middle English vociferacion, from Middle French vociferation, from Latin vociferation-, vociferatio, from vociferatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for vociferation

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