utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

dickens, deuce, devil - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"

ejaculation, interjection - an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion

expostulation - an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof

complaint - (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)