Declamation

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdÉ›kləˈmeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim

Full definition of declamation

Noun

1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students.
2. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
3. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.

Related terms

• declaim
• declamatory

Anagrams

• nematocidal