interpersonal
pronunciation
How to pronounce interpersonal in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈpɜːsənl]
How to pronounce interpersonal in American English:
US [ˌɪntərˈpɜːrsənl]
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- Adjective:
- occurring among or involving several people
Word Origin
- interpersonal (adj.)
- 1842, from inter- + personal. Introduced in a psychological sense 1938 by H.S. Sullivan (1892-1949) to describe "behavior between people in an encounter."
Example
- 1. So trust may lend itself to better interpersonal intuition .
- 2. Is interpersonal attraction a self-fulfilling prophecy ?
- 3. Teachers were asked to assess interpersonal relationships and internalizing behaviors .
- 4. An environment such as this reduces interpersonal relationships to mere digital transactions .
- 5. People are often content to be reactive in their interpersonal relationships .