Interjection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion

the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚdʒˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntədʒˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntədʒˈɛkʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚdʒˈɛkʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

interposition interpellation ejaculation interpolation

Word Forms

ejaculate	verb	utter impulsively
interject	verb	to insert between other elements
interpose	verb	to insert between other elements
interpolate	verb	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zwischenruf

ein abrupter, nachdrücklicher Ausruf, der Emotionen ausdrückt

🇪🇸Spanish

interjección

una exclamación enfática abrupta que expresa emoción

🇮🇹Italian

interiezione

un'esclamazione improvvisa ed enfatica che esprime emozione

🇳🇱Dutch

tussenwerpsel

een abrupte, nadrukkelijke uitroep die emotie uitdrukt

🇵🇹Portuguese

interjeição

uma exclamação abrupta e enfática expressando emoção

🇷🇺Russian

междометие

резкое выразительное восклицание, выражающее эмоции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विस्मयादिबोधक

भावना व्यक्त करने वाला अचानक जोरदार विस्मयादिबोधक

🇧🇩Bengali

ইন্টারজেকশন

আবেগ প্রকাশ করে একটি আকস্মিক জোরালো বিস্ময়কর শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைச்சொல்

உணர்ச்சியை வெளிப்படுத்தும் ஒரு திடீர் அழுத்தமான ஆச்சரியம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతరాయము

భావోద్వేగాన్ని వ్యక్తపరిచే ఆకస్మిక ఉద్ఘాటన ఆశ్చర్యార్థకం

🇮🇳Marathi

इंटरजेक्शन

भावना व्यक्त करणारे अचानक जोरदार उद्गार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્ટરજેક્શન

લાગણી વ્યક્ત કરતા અચાનક ભારયુક્ત ઉદ્ગાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಣ

ಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಹಠಾತ್ ಒತ್ತಿಹೇಳುವ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടപെടൽ

വികാരം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ഊന്നിപ്പറയുന്ന ആശ്ചര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਖਲਅੰਦਾਜ਼ੀ

ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਾਹਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਵਿਸਮਿਕ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

مداخلت

جذبات کا اظہار کرنے والا اچانک زور دار فجائیہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欹

表达情感的突然强调感叹

🇯🇵Japanese

間投詞

感情を表現する突然の強調的な感嘆詞

🇰🇷Korean

감탄사

감정을 표현하는 갑작스럽고 강한 느낌표

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thán từ

một câu cảm thán nhấn mạnh đột ngột thể hiện cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

คำอุทาน

เครื่องหมายอัศเจรีย์เน้นอย่างฉับพลันแสดงอารมณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kata seru

seruan tegas yang tiba-tiba mengungkapkan emosi

🇲🇾Malay

celahan

seruan tegas yang tiba-tiba menyatakan emosi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مداخلة

تعجب مؤكد مفاجئ يعبر عن المشاعر

🇮🇷Persian

الفبا

یک تعجب تاکیدی ناگهانی که بیانگر احساسات است

🇹🇷Turkish

ünlem

duyguyu ifade eden ani, vurgulu bir ünlem

🇮🇱Hebrew

קריאת ביניים

קריאה נחרצת פתאומית המבטאת רגש

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The primary meaning of 'interjection' is 'an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion'.

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Using 'interjection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'interjection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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