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# interjection

noun (an interjection, interjections)

«interjection» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (grammar) A word or short phrase that shows a sudden feeling, such as «Wow!», «Ouch!», «Oops!» or «Hey!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#m1)
2. Something said suddenly to interrupt someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English grammar lessons it is one of the word classes; interjections often end with an exclamation mark and stand alone. In stories they show feelings quickly. Examples: ah, oh, phew, ugh, yikes, hooray, ahem.

### Examples

- «Ouch!» is an interjection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#x1)
- Underline the interjection in the sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#x2)
- «Phew, that was close!» starts with an interjection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#x3)
- Comics are full of interjections like «Wham!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#x4)
- His interjection stopped the speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#x5)
- «Oops» is the interjection I use when I drop things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Often followed by «!». Not the same as «injection». In real speech, interjections like «um», «er», «like», «oi» and «blimey» (UK) are common.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interjection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interjection/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interjection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interjection.html) on Mova free.