interjection
/ˌɪntəˈdʒekʃn/noun
उच्चारण इन्टजेक्शन
विस्मयादिबोधक (शब्द)
Core word
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[C] grammar
a short sound, word or phrase spoken suddenly to express an emotion, for example 'Oh!', 'Look out!' and 'Ow!'
विस्मयादिबोधक (शब्द)
- 'Alas' and 'hurrah' are interjections.
- An interjection is usually followed by an exclamation mark.
- The word wow is an interjection that shows surprise or delight.
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- Interjections are rarely used in formal writing.
- In the sentence 'Ouch! That hurt', the word 'ouch' is an interjection.
Synonyms exclamation
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[C, U] formal
a remark that interrupts what somebody else is saying, or the act of making such remarks
बीच में टोकना, बीच में कही गई बात
- The speaker ignored the interjections from the audience.
- His occasional interjection made the long speech lively and kept the audience awake.
- Her loud interjection made the whole room turn around.
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- The minister spoke for an hour with only a few interjections from the opposition.
- I apologise for my interjection, but I think you have the date wrong.
Synonyms interruption interpolation
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interjection (part of speech)
An interjection is a word like Oh!, Wow! or Alas! that expresses sudden feeling and has no grammatical link to the rest of the sentence.
Interjection, Oh!, Wow! या Alas! जैसा शब्द है जो अचानक उठी भावना बताता है और वाक्य के शेष भाग से व्याकरणिक रूप से जुड़ा नहीं होता।
- 'Wow' is an interjection that shows surprise.
- In 'Alas! He failed', alas is an interjection.
interjection + exclamation mark / comma
It is followed by an exclamation mark for strong feeling or by a comma for mild feeling.
तीव्र भावना के लिए उसके बाद exclamation mark और हल्की भावना के लिए comma आता है।
- Hurrah! We won the match.
- Well, I did not expect that.
interjection (remark that interrupts)
It also means a short remark that interrupts a speaker, often in a debate.
इसका अर्थ वक्ता को बीच में टोकने वाली छोटी टिप्पणी भी है, प्रायः बहस में।
- His interjection made the whole hall laugh.
interjection of + feeling
Of introduces the feeling it expresses: an interjection of joy, pain, surprise.
'Of' उस भावना को बताता है जिसे वह व्यक्त करता है: an interjection of joy, pain, surprise।
- 'Ouch' is an interjection of pain.
interjection vs exclamation
An interjection is a word; an exclamation is a whole sentence ending with an exclamation mark.
Interjection एक शब्द है; exclamation पूरा वाक्य है जो exclamation mark पर समाप्त होता है।
- 'Oh!' is an interjection, and 'What a lovely day!' is an exclamatory sentence.
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interjection of + feeling
joysurprisepaindisgustsorrow
- 'Bravo' is an interjection of praise.
verb + interjection
useaddshoutmutteridentify
- Identify the interjection in the following sentence.
adjective + interjection
suddencommonmildrudeloud
- He muttered a rude interjection under his breath.
interjection + noun
markwordphrasesentence
- An interjection word usually starts the sentence.
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- Radhika learnt that 'Hush' is an interjection used to ask for silence.
राधिका ने सीखा कि 'Hush' एक interjection है जो चुप रहने को कहने के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
- The speaker ignored the interjection from the back row.
वक्ता ने पिछली पंक्ति की टोका-टाकी को अनदेखा कर दिया।
- Hurrah! is an interjection that expresses joy.
Hurrah! खुशी व्यक्त करने वाला interjection है।
- Parts of speech include nouns, verbs, adverbs and interjections.
Parts of speech में nouns, verbs, adverbs और interjections आते हैं।
- The teacher asked us to underline the interjection in each line.
शिक्षक ने हमें हर पंक्ति में interjection रेखांकित करने को कहा।
- Ha! Shut the door, the rain is coming in.
ओह! दरवाज़ा बंद करो, बारिश अंदर आ रही है।
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✗ Alas, he is died!
✓ Alas! He is dead.
Use dead as an adjective; died is the past form of the verb die.
Adjective के रूप में 'dead' लिखें; 'died' verb 'die' का past रूप है।
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Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
An interjection is one of the eight parts of speech, and it has no grammatical link with the rest of the sentence.
Interjection eight parts of speech में से एक है, और इसका वाक्य के बाकी हिस्से से कोई grammatical संबंध नहीं होता।