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interaction

  • /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ UK
  • /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/ Canada, US
  • /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ Australia

Rhymes with -ækʃən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

noun interactions

  1. countable, uncountable 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. Be aware of interactions between different medications.
  2. countable, uncountable A conversation or exchange between people. I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.

    Similar: transaction

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fundamental interaction, interactive, interactivity, relationship, interplay, interrelatedness, relation, interrelation, interdependency, connection, interdependence, interdependent, interconnectedness, conjunction, integration, interrelationship

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noun situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another

Españolinteracción, interrelación, coacción
한국어상호작용 sanghojagyong
日本語相互作用 sōgosayō
中文相互作用 xiānghù zuòyòng
Portuguêsinteração
Françaisinteraction
DeutschInteraktion, Wechselwirkung
Italianointerazione
Ελληνικάαλληλεπίδραση allilepídrasi, διάδραση diádrasi
Românăinteracțiune, interacționare
Русскийвзаимоде́йствие vzaimodéjstvije
العربيةتَآثُر taʔāṯur, تَفَاعُل tafāʕul
עבריתיַחֲסֵי גּוֹמְלִין yakhaséy gomlín, אִינְטֶרְאַקְצְיָה interáktsiya

noun conversation or exchange between people

한국어상호작용 sanghojagyong
日本語相互作用 sōgosayō
中文相互作用 xiānghù zuòyòng, 互動 /互动 hùdòng, 交流 jiāoliú
Portuguêsinteração
Françaisinteraction
DeutschInteraktion
Italianointerazione
Ελληνικάαλληλεπίδραση allilepídrasi
Românăinteracțiune
Русскийобще́ние obščénije
العربيةمُخَالَطَة muḵālaṭa, تَفَاعُل tafāʕul, اِخْتِلَاط iḵtilāṭ

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@misc{interaction_2026,
  title = {interaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}