Definitions

interjection

[in-ter-jek-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈdʒɛk ʃən /

NOUN

emphatic exclamation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cry exclamation expletive insertion interpolation interposition shout

Example Sentences

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An Interjection is a Part of Speech, that serves to express some sudden Motion or Passion of the Mind, transported with the Sensation of Pleasure or Pain.

From A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759) by Bate, Henry

Interjection is a word used to express strong or sudden feeling+.

From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo

It begins thus: "In speech be these eight parts following: Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Participle, declined; Adverb, Conjunction, Preposition, Interjection, undeclined."

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

All present life is but an Interjection, An "Oh!" or "Ah!" of Joy or Misery, Or a "Ha! ha!" or "Bah!"—a yawn, or "Pooh!"

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

Help! friends! to the rescue! on you For aid Verb and Article call; Oh! give your protection To poor Interjection, Noun, Pronoun, Conjunction, and all!

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

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