English Explanatory Dictionary

clamor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
verb
  1. To cry out or demand.
  2. To demand by outcry.
  3. To become noisy insistently.
  4. To influence by outcry.
  5. To silence.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæm.ɚ/ en-us-clamor.ogg /ˈkleə̯m.ɚ/ /ˈklɛə̯m.ɚ/

Word forms

clamor clamors clamour clamoring clamored

Etymology

Recorded in English since c. 1385, as Middle English clamour, from Old French clamor (modern clameur), from Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”). The verb sense "to silence" may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.

Synonyms

outcry tumult din

Derived words

beclamor clamorer clamorous clamorously clamorousness clamorsome outclamor
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