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interjection

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in·ter·jec·tion  (ntr-jkshn)
n.
1. A sudden, short utterance; an ejaculation.
2. Abbr. interj. or int.
a. The part of speech that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone.
b. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as Ugh! or Wow!

inter·jection·al adj.
inter·jection·al·ly adv.

interjection [ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃən]
n
1. (Linguistics / Grammar) a word or remark expressing emotion; exclamation
2. the act of interjecting
3. (Linguistics / Grammar) a word or phrase that is characteristically used in syntactic isolation and that usually expresses sudden emotion; expletive Abbreviation interj
interjectional , interjectory, interjectural adj
interjectionally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.interjection - an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"
2.interjection - the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
disruption, interruption, gap, break - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"

interjection
noun exclamation, cry, ejaculation, interpolation, interposition the insensitive interjections of the disc jockey
Translations
interjection [ˌɪntəˈdʒekʃən] N (= exclamation) → exclamación f (Ling) → interjección f; (= insertion) → interposición f

interjection [ˌɪntərˈdʒɛkʃən] ninterjection f
the moronic interjections of the disc jockey → les interjections de demeuré du disc-jockey

interjection
n (= exclamation)Ausruf m; (Ling also) → Interjektion f; (= remark)Einwurf m

interjection [ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃn] ninteriezione f
interjection [ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃn] ninteriezione f

interjection
n interjection [intəˈdʒekʃən]
1 a word or words, or some noise, used to express surprise, dismay, pain or other feelings and emotions Oh dear! I think I've lost my key; Ouch! That hurts! tussenwerpsel مُلاحَظَه إعْتِراضِيَّه أو تَعَجُّبيَّه възклицание citoslovce udråb; udråbsord die Interjektion επιφώνημα interjección hüüdsõna واژه تعجبی یا شگفت نما interjektio interjection מִלַת קְרִיאָה विस्मयादिबोधक usklik indulatszó seruan upphrópun interiezione, esclamazione 間投詞 감탄사 jaustukas izsauksmes vārds kata seru tussenwerpsel utrop(sord), interjeksjon wykrzyknik interjeição in­ter­jecţie междометие citoslovce vzklik uzvik interjektion คำอุทาน ünlem 感嘆詞 вигук, оклик فجائیہ کلمہ thán từ
2 the act of interjecting something. in die rede val تَعَجُّب възкликване zvolání indskud; udbrud der Ausruf παρεμβολή interposición hüüatus قطع کردن حرف کسی huudahdus exclamation הִתעַרבוּת בִּשיחָה हस्तक्षेप ubacivanje közbevetés seruan innskot, athugasemd esclamazione 叫び 별안간 끼워 넣기 šūktelėjimas starpsauciens mencelah het ertussen werpen innskudd, utbrudd wtrącenie interjeição excla­ma­ţie восклицание zvolanie vzklik prekidanje utrop การพูดสอดขึ้นมา söz arasında söyleme 感嘆 зауваження کسی چیز پر حیرانی ظاہر کرنے کا عمل sự nói xen vào
v interˈject
to say (something) which interrupts what one, or someone else, is saying. in die rede val يقول كلمةً إعْتِراضِيَّه възкликвам přerušit, skočit do řeči indskyde dazwischenrufen παρεμβαίνω interponer vahele hüüdma قطع کردن؛ گفتن sanoa väliin interrompre לִקרוֹא קְרִיאַת בּינָיִים बीच मे राय देना upasti u riječ közbevet menyela skjóta inn í intercalare 不意にさしはさむ 말참견하다 į(si)terpti iestarpināt menyampuk ertussen werpen skyte inn wtrącić interromper a întrerupe вставлять замечание poznamenať (ústne) seči v besedo prekinuti skjuta in, göra ett inpass อุทาน arada söylemek 插話 вставляти зауваження; кинути слівце جملئہ معترضہ کے طور پر بیچ میں لانا nói xen vào


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At such intervals, after a few moments of abstraction, Ralph would mutter some peevish interjection, and apply himself with renewed steadiness of purpose to the ledger before him, but again and again the same train of thought came back despite all his efforts to prevent it, confusing him in his calculations, and utterly distracting his attention from the figures over which he bent.
Then silent, scarcely uttering an interjection of admiration, they gazed, they contemplated.
Powderell, a retired iron-monger of some standing--his interjection being something between a laugh and a Parliamentary disapproval; "we must let you have your say.
 
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