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interjection
CEFRB2
/ɪn.təˈdʒɛk.ʃən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A short word or phrase expressing sudden feeling or reaction.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAn interruption; something interjected
Examples
His interjection prompts wry laughs and nervousness.
"Ah!" is an interjection.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 4
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningAn exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
More examples
In context322. The parts of speech which are neither declined nor conjugated, are called by the general name of particles. 323. They are adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
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Origin
noun
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.