Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Exclamation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
an abrupt excited utterance
"she gave an exclamation of delight"
"there was much exclaiming over it"
a loud complaint or protest or reproach
"She let out an exclamation of anger when she saw her parking ticket."
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
"The sudden crash of glass was followed by a sharp exclamation of pain from the boy who had cut his hand on the broken vase."