Clamor

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈklæm.É™/
• US IPA: /ˈklæm.Éš/
• Rhymes: -æmÉ™(ɹ)

Alternative forms

• clamour UK English

Origin

Recorded in English since c. 1385, from Old French clamor (modern clameur), from Latin clāmor ("a shout, cry"), from clāmō ("cry out, complain"); the sense to silence may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.

Full definition of clamor

Noun

1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
2. Any loud and continued noise.
3. A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

Synonyms

• (great outcry) outcry, tumult

Derived terms

• clamorous
• clamorously
• clamorousness

Related terms

• acclamation
• claim
• declamation
• reclamation

Verb

1. (intransitive) To cry out and/or demand.''Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
2. (transitive) To demand by outcry.''Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
• 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013)The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration.
3. (intransitive) To become noisy insistently.''After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
4. (transitive) To influence by outcry.''His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
5. (obsolete, transitive) To silence.

Synonyms

• (to cry out) din

Anagrams

• Colmar, molrac