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interaction

interaction

259 3.5
People or things act on each other and cause change
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntəˈrækʃən/
translation icon : interacción
  • I have very little interaction with any of them.
  • social interaction
  • peer interactions
  • positive interactions

I have very little interaction with any of them.

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Examples

  • Social media allows for greater interaction among friends, even if they are miles apart.

  • Thus, research that focuses on interaction in all its forms is critically important.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You have no idea what one interaction will lead to.

  • You limit your interaction with them, OK?

  • But of course, with all that interaction, with the good comes the bad.

  • What's also fascinating is the interaction between nations.

  • There is a precedent for this kind of interaction in the archaeological community.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Interaction between young people is polite and casual.

  • You see, real results are created face-to-face, interactions like what you and I are doing right here.

  • Woody felt that he gained a tremendous amount from his interactions with both Bruce and Judy.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

interplay
vsinteraction
18 4.8

A way that two or more things affect each other

is the general process of mutual or reciprocal action rather than dynamics
intercourse
vsinteraction
  • Archaic
9 7.1

Contact between people and groups in formal or social situations

is about mutual affecting actions rather than communication alone
interrelationship
vsinteraction
2 5.9

A connection where two or more things affect each other

is the active process of affecting one another rather than structural connection
interrelation
vsinteraction
1 5.8

A way two or more things connect and affect each other

focuses on the ongoing reciprocal action process rather than mere connection

Compounds

People talk, act, and respond to each other

1 6.8

A force that pulls objects with mass toward each other, keeping planets and moons in place

weak interaction
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A basic force that makes some tiny particles change and causes some radioactive decay

6.9

A force between charged particles carried by particles of light

9.2

A basic force that unites electricity, magnetism, and the weak force between particles

8.1

A basic force that makes energy move between very small parts of matter, like gravity or electricity

7.9

A scientific idea that explains the weak force that makes some atoms change into other atoms

strong interaction
  • Specialized
8.9

A force inside atoms that holds protons and neutrons together

How Much

collaboration
150 4.0
cooperation
443 2.5
interaction
259 3.5
engagement
78 3.9

Surface Forms

interaction singular
interactions plural

Morphology

interaction = interact (transparent) = inter + act + ion

The word 'interaction' is transparently derived from 'interact' with the suffix '-ion' indicating a process or state.

Etymology

Interaction comes from the parts inter- 'between', as in international or internet, and action 'doing'. So it is like 'doing between' people or things, which is why an interaction is when two or more people or things change each other.