megaphone

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noun

mega·​phone ˈme-gə-ˌfōn 

: a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice

megaphonic

ˌme-gə-ˈfä-nik 

adjective

megaphone

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verb

megaphoned; megaphoning; megaphones

transitive verb

: to transmit or address through or as if through a megaphone

intransitive verb

: to speak through or as if through a megaphone

Examples of megaphone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Advertisement The richest man in the world instead used his megaphone to lie to disaster victims, telling them that help was not on the way. —Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024

But Musk, with his megaphone of almost 200 million followers on X and his penchant for bluster, has been particularly pugilistic, with a steady stream of missives on X and letters to Congress over the last week. —Richard Nieva, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Verb

The protesters' message spread out as hundreds of Diamondbacks fans passed through the streets, with the megaphoned chants amplifying through Chase Field's west side entrances. —Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2024

Students need more than ganas, and relying so much on this idea is toxic and detrimental to Latinx students who constantly get this individualistic message megaphoned into them. —Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

mega- + -phone entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1878, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1901, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

megaphone

noun

mega·​phone

ˈmeg-ə-ˌfōn

: a cone-shaped device used to direct the voice and increase its loudness