interjection

An interjection is a grammatical term for a word used to express an emotion. (noun)

An example of an interjection is someone saying, “oh!”

See interjection in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of interjecting
something interjected, as a word or phrase
Gram.
1. an exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection to it (Ex.: ah! I declare!)
2. any of a class of words used in this way (Ex.: ouch! well!)

See interjection in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭnˌtər-jĕkˈshən)

noun

A sudden, short utterance; an ejaculation.
Abbr. interj. or int.
a. The part of speech that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone.
b. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as Ugh! or Wow!

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