Definition
cachinnation
noun
- loud, immoderate, or convulsive laughter
Usage: formal or literary; often implies excessive or uncontrolled laughter
Examples
- The comedian's joke provoked cachinnation from the entire audience.
- Her cachinnation echoed through the theater, infectious and unrestrained.
- He tried to suppress his cachinnation during the solemn ceremony.
- The cachinnation of the crowd grew louder as the performance continued.
- She burst into cachinnation at the absurdity of the situation.