interjection
pronunciation
How to pronounce interjection in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈdʒekʃn]
How to pronounce interjection in American English:
US [ˌɪntərˈdʒekʃn]
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- Noun:
- an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
- the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Word Origin
- interjection (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French interjection (Old French interjeccion, 13c.), from Latin interiectionem (nominative interiectio) "a throwing or placing between," noun of action from past participle stem of intericere, from inter- "between" (see inter-) + -icere, comb. form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)).
Example
- 1. I am nothing but a vacuous interjection .
- 2. The bishop was prepared for this interjection .
- 3. In grammar , an interjection is a word or a phrase used to express a strong feeling .
- 4. I 've heard nigger used as an honorific , an insult , a verb and even an interjection .
- 5. " In grammar , an interjection is a word or a phrase used to express a strong feeling . "