declamation
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
[change]- Declamation is the act of speaking or reciting in a formal and dramatic manner, often with emotion or emphasis.
- In the school competition, Sarah delivered a powerful declamation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, captivating the audience with her passionate delivery.
- The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
- A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
- Pretentious rhetorica display, with more sound than sense.
- mere declamation