interaction

noun
in·​ter·​ac·​tion | \ ˌin-tər-ˈak-shən How to pronounce interaction (audio) \

Definition of interaction

: mutual or reciprocal action or influence

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Other Words from interaction

interactional \ ˌin-​tər-​ˈak-​shnəl How to pronounce interactional (audio) , -​shə-​nᵊl \ adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms for interaction

Synonyms

commerce, dealings, intercourse, relation

Antonyms

nonintercourse

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Examples of interaction in a Sentence

she guessed from the friendly interaction that they were close to the other parents in the organization

Recent Examples on the Web

With little customer interaction, the business is appealing to those still learning English. Fabrice Robinet, New York Times, "$7 an Hour, 72 Hours a Week: Why Laundry Workers Have Had Enough," 23 Aug. 2019 Tell the legacy of Ezzard Charles' A year after that first interaction, VanSickle met a woman whose son, John Hebenstreit, was a sculptor. Erin Glynn, Cincinnati.com, "13-foot Ezzard Charles sculpture to be built on street of his namesake," 17 Aug. 2019 On the show, Clay and Hannah have a lot more interaction, which in turn leads to more missed opportunities for Clay to notice something was amiss with Hannah. Eliza Thompson, Seventeen, "All the Differences Between Netflix's "13 Reasons Why" and the Original Book," 16 Aug. 2019 Starting in 2013, the teens—then aged 13-14—answered questions about the frequency of their social-media use and in-person social interaction, as well as their health and demographic profiles. Jamie Ducharme, Time, "Social Media Hurts Girls More Than Boys," 13 Aug. 2019 But there’s a potentially darker side to our all-too-frequent digital-only interactions: loss of privacy, loss of dignity, less frequent face-to-face human contact, more data breaches and security threats. Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, "Why quitting tech and social media is harder than quitting cigarettes," 12 Aug. 2019 The interaction of thousands of machine-learning systems in the wild promises to be much more unpredictable. Jonathan Zittrain, The New Yorker, "The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking," 23 July 2019 More is known now about what motivates children’s play and interactions, and park elements such as the sensory cottage are intended to appeal to people with a wide range of interests and abilities, explained Jones. Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Broussard Park’s trail system may be installed this year; exercise and play equipment on the way," 9 Aug. 2019 What does seem to work better is personal interaction, over and over and over again, with individual users. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, "The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News," 8 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of interaction

1832, in the meaning defined above

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More Definitions for interaction

interaction

noun
in·​ter·​ac·​tion | \ ˌin-tər-ˈak-shən How to pronounce interaction (audio) \

Kids Definition of interaction

1 : the act of talking or doing things with other people Board games encourage interaction.
2 : the action or influence of things on one another interaction of the heart and lungs

interaction

noun
in·​ter·​ac·​tion | \ ˌint-ə-ˈrak-shən How to pronounce interaction (audio) \

Medical Definition of interaction

: mutual or reciprocal action or influence interaction of the heart and lungs

Other Words from interaction

interactional \ -​shnəl, -​shən-​ᵊl How to pronounce interactional (audio) \ adjective

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