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  1. Raising your voice is speaking loud and clear (with emphasis), to point something out, mostly in a discussion (e.g. out of excitement).

  2. Raising your voice is speaking loud and clear, sharp, more of less angry/aggitated.

I strongly believe option 1 is the only correct definition. I refuse to believe you can only raise your voice in anger.

Enlighten me!

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    As I've said a million times, it all depends on context.
    – Barrie England
    Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 12:36
  • My point exactly: Context, but in most (all documented) cases it's only used in "violent" arguments. I just had a little discussion with a colleague who simply doesn't believe you're able to raise your voice in any other situation. Hence the question. This might actually belong in psychology...
    – Gearloose
    Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 12:45
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    He raised his voice so he could be heard above the din is a correct usage of raising your voice
    – mplungjan
    Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 13:44
  • "I strongly believe option 1 is the only correct definition. I refuse to believe you can only raise your voice in anger." means "I strongly believe option 1 is the only correct definition. I refuse to believe option 2 is the only correct definition." But I believe both definitions are valid in different contexts (maybe not a million).
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Nov 16, 2013 at 0:52
  • 3rd probability is cultural and kind of excitement.
    – user193166
    Commented Aug 25, 2016 at 23:34

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The best phrase I could come up with that excluded anger was "raised his/her voice in support." There are a fair number of google hits. I see there are Ngram instances as well. I'd certainly suggest that a voice might be raised in situations other than those of anger.

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