Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interaction

/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-ac-tion
IPA: /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A conversation or exchange between people.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Be aware of interactions between different medications."
"Such technologies will also “shape future human interaction with the machines we created,” he added."
"At the beginning of September South Western Railway withdrew its Class 442 EMUs from service due to a safety issue concerning interaction with lineside signals."
"I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people."
"Another 'basic' is staff interaction with customers - and here, ScotRail excelled. Every single one of them whom RAIL engaged with was polite and chatty, and some were even humorous!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/
British English: /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

interactions (plural)

Derived Forms

autointeraction biointeraction cisinteraction cyberinteraction hyperinteraction interactional interactionism interactionist interactionless macrointeraction microinteraction nanointeraction

Phrases

electromagnetic interaction electroweak interaction fundamental interaction gravitational interaction human-computer interaction interaction design interaction matrix interaction picture

Frequently Paired Words

interact interactive

Synonyms

transaction fundamental interaction

Rhymes With

action reaction transaction satisfaction attraction fraction extraction faction distraction traction contraction dissatisfaction

Questions

How do you pronounce interaction?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/.
What does interaction mean?: The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
Where does interaction come from?: Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

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