Interjection
[ɪntə'dʒekʃ(ə)n] or [,ɪntɚ'dʒɛkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts.
Checked by Lionel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.
(n.) A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation.
Edited by Fergus
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Exclamation.
Checker: Raffles
Examples
- Inspector Gregory was full of his case, and poured out a stream of remarks, while Holmes threw in an occasional question or interjection. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- At the sight of this phenomenon, the fat boy uttered an interjection, the ladies a scream, and the gentleman an oath, almost simultaneously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A flourishing oratorical cough was now heard, followed by the interjection Whisht! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Toni