## Meanings
1. A word or short phrase used to express sudden emotion, such as "wow" or "ouch."
2. A remark made to interrupt or break into what someone is saying.

## Examples
- "Hooray!" is an interjection that shows excitement.
- The speaker ignored the interjection and carried on.

## Synonyms
- exclamation
- interj

## Derived Forms
- interjectionary

## Related Forms
- interject
- interjectional
- interjectory
- vocative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: interjeccioun
- Root: interjection
- Root: interiectiōnem

## Etymology
From Middle English interjeccioun, from Old French interjection (13th century), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“throwing or placing between; interjection”), perfect passive participle of intericiō (“throw or place between”), from inter (“between”) + iaciō (“throw”). Displaced Old English betwēoxāworpennes (literally “between-thrown-out-ness”), a calque of the Latin.

## AI Etymology
Interjection is from Middle English interjeccioun, from Old French interjection (13th century), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“throwing or placing between; interjection”), perfect passive participle of intericiō (“throw or place between”), from inter (“between”) + iaciō (“throw”). Displaced Old English betwēoxāworpennes (literally “between-thrown-out-ness”), a calque of the Latin. In present-day use, it can mean a word or short phrase used to express sudden emotion, such as "wow" or "ouch.", or a remark made to interrupt or break into what someone is saying. Related forms include interject, interjectional, interjectory, vocative. Derived formations include interjectionary.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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