clamor

noun

loud and persistent outcry from many people

a loud harsh or strident noise

verb

compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

make loud demands

Roots

clamoclam- · Latin · cry out, shout

Synonyms for clamor

dinn outcryn hubbubn vociferationn uproarn commotionn tumultn vociferatev brouhahan hullabaloon chirm clattern noisen

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The word clamor breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root clam-, from Latin clamo (“cry out, shout”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.