# interjection

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪn.təˈdʒɛk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #78,718

## Definitions
1. An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
2. An interruption; something interjected

## Etymology
From Middle English interjeccioun, from Old French interjection (13th century), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“throwing or placing between; interjection”), perfect passive participle of intericiō (“throw or place between”), from inter (“between”) + iaciō (“throw”). Displaced Old English betwēoxāworpennes (literally “between-thrown-out-ness”), a calque of the Latin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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