絶叫|ぜっきょうzekkyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbscream; shriek; shout; exclamation
   彼女かのじょは私が悪わるいと絶叫ぜっきょうした。↗

   She screamed that I was to blame.

• Synonym叫び声さけびごえNeutralThe most general term for the sound of shouting itself; 「絶叫」 emphasizes screaming with all one's might, at the top of one's voice.
• Synonym悲鳴ひめいNeutralA scream of pain or fear; figuratively also bitter, constant complaining. 「絶叫」 is not limited to fear — it covers screaming in excitement too.
• Synonym叫ぶさけぶNeutralThe everyday verb 'to shout'; also to clamor for or advocate something. 「絶叫」 is more extreme: screaming with all one's might.
• Synonym叫びさけびNeutralA shout or cry; figuratively a cry from the heart, as in 「魂の叫び」. 「絶叫」 focuses on the sheer loudness of the voice.
• SynonymわめくWrittenArchaic verb for shouting loudly, hardly used in modern Japanese; say 「叫ぶ」 instead.
• Synonym金切り声かなきりごえNeutralA shrill, piercing voice, said mostly of women and children; 「絶叫」 stresses screaming oneself hoarse rather than high pitch.
• Synonymわめき声わめきごえCasualColloquial: noisy, raucous yelling with an annoying nuance; 「絶叫」 is about screaming with all one's might.
• Synonym叫声きょうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a shout or cry, now rarely used; in everyday speech say 「叫び声」.
• Related喚声かんせいWrittenWritten: the shouts or cheers of an excited crowd; 「絶叫」 is typically one person screaming.
• Related怒鳴るどなるCasualColloquial: to yell at someone in anger or bawl them out; 「絶叫」 does not necessarily involve anger.
• Related張り上げるはりあげるNeutralTo raise one's voice, as in 「声を張り上げる」; falls short of the full-throated intensity of 「絶叫」.
• Related叫喚きょうかんWrittenWritten: loud screaming; also seen in the Buddhist phrase 「阿鼻叫喚」 describing a scene of misery.
• RelatedおめくWrittenArchaic verb for shouting loudly, hardly used in modern Japanese; say 「叫ぶ」 instead.
• Related咆哮ほうこうWrittenThe roar or howl of a beast, figuratively a person's angry bellow; 「絶叫」 lacks that beast-like ferocity.
• Related大喝だいかつWrittenWritten: a thunderous shout of rebuke, as in 「大喝一声」; 「絶叫」 carries no sense of scolding.
• Related呼ばわるよばわるWrittenWritten: to call out loudly or shout someone's name; 「絶叫」 stresses screaming at the very limit of one's voice.
• Related大呼たいこWrittenWritten: a loud cry or shout, very rarely used; normally say 「叫ぶ」.
• Related疾呼しっこWrittenWritten: to raise an urgent, loud appeal; mostly seen in the set phrase 「大声疾呼」.
• Related喚き立てるわめきたてるCasualColloquial: to keep yelling loudly and noisily; 「絶叫」 stresses screaming with all one's might.
• Antonym沈黙ちんもくNeutralAntonym: saying nothing and keeping silent, the opposite of 「絶叫」's full-throated screaming.
• AntonymしじまWrittenAntonym: deep, utter stillness, mostly seen in literature; the opposite of 「絶叫」.
• AntonymささやきNeutralAntonym: whispering or murmuring in a low voice, the opposite of 「絶叫」's screaming at full volume.

For ordinary shouting use 「叫ぶ」 (verb) or 「叫び声」 (the sound); for a scream of pain or fear use 「悲鳴」; for yelling at someone in anger use 「怒鳴る」. 「絶叫」 is for screaming at the top of one's lungs with all one's might, even in excitement — 「ジェットコースターで絶叫する」. 「叫び」 can also be a figurative cry from the heart. The written-language words (叫声, 喚声, 叫喚, 大喝, 大呼, 疾呼, etc.) are rare in daily use; prefer the everyday terms.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 声こえを限かぎりに叫さけぶこと。