Interjection vs. Exclamation

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Interjectionnoun

(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

Interjectionnoun

An interruption; something interjected

Interjectionnoun

The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.

Interjectionnoun

A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation.

Interjectionnoun

an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion

Interjectionnoun

the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

Interjection

An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction. It is a diverse category, encompassing many different parts of speech, such as exclamations (ouch!, wow!), curses (damn!), greetings (hey, bye), response particles (okay, oh!, m-hm, huh?), hesitation markers (uh, er, um) and other words (stop, cool).

Exclamationnoun

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

Exclamationnoun

A word expressing outcry; an interjection

Exclamationnoun

A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!

Exclamationnoun

The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.

Exclamationnoun

A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

Exclamationnoun

A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

Exclamationnoun

A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; - called also exclamation point.

Exclamationnoun

an abrupt excited utterance;

Exclamationnoun

a loud complaint or protest or reproach

Exclamationnoun

an exclamatory rhetorical device;

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