English Explanatory Dictionary

interjection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
  2. An interruption; something interjected

Pronunciation

/ɪn.təˈdʒɛk.ʃən/ ĭn'tər.jĕkʹshən /ˌɪn.tɚˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ en-us-interjection.ogg interjection.ogg

Word forms

interjection interjections

Etymology

From Middle English interjeccioun, from Old French interjection (13th century), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“throwing or placing between; interjection”), perfect passive participle of intericiō (“throw or place between”), from inter (“between”) + iaciō (“throw”). Displaced Old English betwēoxāworpennes (literally “between-thrown-out-ness”), a calque of the Latin.

Synonyms

exclamation interj interj. insertion interpolation intercalation

Related words

interject interjectional interjectory vocative

Derived words

interjectionary interjection point note of interjection
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