interaction

English

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• Rhymes: -ækʃən

Etymology

inter- +‎ action

Noun

interaction (plural interactions)

1. The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.

   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

Related terms

• interact
• interactive

Translations

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

• Afrikaans: interaksie (af)
• Albanian: bashkëveprim (sq) m
• Catalan: interacció (ca) f
• Czech: interakce (cs) f
• Dutch: wisselwerking (nl) f
• Esperanto: interagado (eo)
• Finnish: vuorovaikutus (fi), kanssakäyminen (fi)
• French: interaction (fr)
• German: Interaktion (de) f
• Greek: αλληλεπίδραση (el) (alilepídrasi) f
• Ido: interago (io)
• Irish: idirghníomhaíocht (ga) f, idirghníomhú (ga) m, idirghníomh (ga) m, idirghníomhúchán (ga) m, imghníomhú (ga) m, idirfheidhm (ga) f, (biology) imoibriú (ga) m

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

conversation or exchange between people

• Afrikaans: interaksie (af)
• Albanian: bashkëveprim (sq) m
• Catalan: interacció (ca) f
• Dutch: interactie (nl) f
• Finnish: keskustelu (fi)
• French: interaction (fr)
• German: Interaktion (de) f
• Irish: caidreamh (ga) m

• Italian: interazione (it) f
• Korean: 상호 작용 (ko) (sangho jag-yong)
• Maltese: interazzjoni (mt) f
• Norwegian: interaksjon (no) f, samhandling (no) m and f
• Portuguese: interação (pt) f
• Romanian: interacțiune (ro) f
• Russian: общение (ru) (obščénije) n
• Serbo-Croatian: interakcija (sh) f

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French

Etymology

Maybe from English or inter- + action

Noun

interaction f (plural interactions)

1. interaction

Related terms

• interagir