Interaction

English

Noun

Interaction (plural Interactions)

1. the act of some things interacting, or acting upon one another.

   Be aware of interactions between different medications.

2. A conversation or exchange between people.

   I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.

Derived terms

• interactionless

Adjectives for Interaction

ethical; unsuspected; incessant; harmonious.

Thesaurus

ESP, alternation, answer, coaction, commerce, communication, communion, complementary distribution, concurrence, congress, connection, contact, conversation, converse, cooperation, correspondence, dealing, dealings, engagement, exchange, information, interchange, intercommunication, intercommunion, intercourse, interlacing, intermeshing, interplay, intertwining, interweaving, interworking, linguistic intercourse, mesh, meshing, message, quid pro quo, reply, response, seesaw, social intercourse, speaking, speech, speech circuit, speech situation, talking, telepathy, tit for tat, touch, traffic, truck, two-way communication

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Etymology

inter- + action

Translations

the act of some things interacting, or acting upon one another

Afrikaans: interaksie (af) Albanian: bashkëveprim (sq) m. Croatian: interakcija (hr) f. Czech: interakce (cs) f. Esperanto: interagado (eo) Finnish: vuorovaikutus (fi) French: interaction (fr) German: Interaktion (de) f. Greek: αλληλεπίδραση (el) (alilepídrasi) f. Ido: interago (io)

Italian: interazione (it) f. Korean: 상호 작용 (ko) (sangho jag-yong) Latin: interaction (la) Maltese: interazzjoni (mt) f. Norwegian: interaksjon (no) f. Portuguese: interação (pt) f. Romanian: interacțiune (ro) f., interacționare (ro) f. Russian: взаимодействие (ru) (vzaimodéjstvije) n. Spanish: interacción (es) f. Swedish: växelverkan (sv) c.

A conversation or exchange between people

Afrikaans: interaksie (af) Albanian: bashkëveprim (sq) m. Croatian: interakcija (hr) f. Finnish: keskustelu (fi) French: interaction (fr) German: Interaktion (de) f. Italian: interazione (it) f.

Korean: 상호 작용 (ko) (sangho jag-yong) Maltese: interazzjoni (mt) f. Norwegian: interaksjon (no) f. Portuguese: interação (pt) f. Romanian: interacțiune (ro) f. Russian: общение (ru) (obščénije) n.

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French

Noun

Interaction f. (plural Interactions)

1. interaction

Etymology

Maybe from English or inter- + action

Related terms

• interagir