Dictionary

interaction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ (Australia)
(California) audio
/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
- Such technologies will also “shape future human interaction with the machines we created,” he added. 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:
- At the beginning of September South Western Railway withdrew its Class 442 EMUs from service due to a safety issue concerning interaction with lineside signals. 2019 October, “'442s' withdrawn due to signal interaction issues”, in Modern Railways, page 87:
- Be aware of interactions between different medications.
(countable, uncountable) A conversation or exchange between people.
- I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.
- Another 'basic' is staff interaction with customers - and here, ScotRail excelled. Every single one of them whom RAIL engaged with was polite and chatty, and some were even humorous! 2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 46:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
interactions	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Descendants

interaksie · interaksi · interaksi · interaksi

interactive · interact

Synonyms

transaction

Translations (121)

ga imghníomhú (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · nn interaksjon (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ca interacció (conversation or exchange between people) · ga idirfheidhm (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · fi vuorovaikutus (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · de Interaktion (conversation or exchange between people) · sq bashkëveprim (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · mk заемоде́јство (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ru обще́ние (conversation or exchange between people) · nl wisselwerking (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sv interaktion (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · de Interaktion (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · grc ὁμιλία (conversation or exchange between people) · fa-ira بَرْهَمکُنِش (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ka ურთიერთზეგავლენა (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · cmn 相互作用 (conversation or exchange between people) · mi tauwhitiwhiti (conversation or exchange between people) · gl interacción (conversation or exchange between people) · hu kölcsönhatás (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ca interacció (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · mk интеракција (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sk interakcia (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · bg общу́ване (conversation or exchange between people) · tl tambilos (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · de Wechselwirkung (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · hu interakció (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · uk спілкува́ння (conversation or exchange between people) · af interaksie (conversation or exchange between people) · is gagnverkun (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · el αλληλεπίδραση (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · gd eadar-oibreachadh (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · nb samspill (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · uk взаємоді́я (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · mi taunekeneke (conversation or exchange between people) · nb vekselvirkning (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · cmn 相互作用 (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · he אִינְטֶרְאַקְצְיָה (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · el διάδραση (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ka ინტერაქცია (conversation or exchange between people) · ar تَفَاعُل (conversation or exchange between people) · he יַחֲסֵי גּוֹמְלִין (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · cmn 互動 /互动 (conversation or exchange between people) · pl komunikacja (conversation or exchange between people) · be зно́сіны (conversation or exchange between people) · nb interaksjon (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ga idirghníomhaíocht (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ka ინტერაქცია (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sl interakcija (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · nl interactie (conversation or exchange between people) · el αλληλεπίδραση (conversation or exchange between people) · ur تَفاعُل (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ko 상호작용 (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ja 相互作用 (conversation or exchange between people) · cs interakce (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ga idirghníomhúchán (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sk komunikácia (conversation or exchange between people) · fr interaction (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · be узаемадзе́яньне (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ro interacțiune (conversation or exchange between people) · mt interazzjoni (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sv växelverkan (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · be узаемадзе́янне (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sl občevanje (conversation or exchange between people) · ar تَآثُر (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sh интера̀кција (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sh интера̀кција (conversation or exchange between people) · bg взаимоде́йствие (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ko 상호작용 (conversation or exchange between people) · hy փոխազդեցություն (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · nb interaksjon (conversation or exchange between people) · ga imoibriú (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ka ურთიერთკავშირი (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ga idirghníomhú (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · cs komunikace (conversation or exchange between people) · ro interacțiune (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · cmn 交流 (conversation or exchange between people) · ga caidreamh (conversation or exchange between people) · sh interàkcija (conversation or exchange between people) · es interrelación (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · pt interação (conversation or exchange between people) · es coacción (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · it interazione (conversation or exchange between people) · mt interazzjoni (conversation or exchange between people) · pt interação (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ms saling tindak (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ms interaksi (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · gl interacción (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ja 相互作用 (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · da interaktion (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ga idirghníomh (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · lv mijiedarbība (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · nn samspel (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ar اِخْتِلَاط (conversation or exchange between people) · sq bashkëveprim (conversation or exchange between people) · nl interactie (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · pl interakcja (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · sh interàkcija (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ar مُخَالَطَة (conversation or exchange between people) · ru взаимоде́йствие (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · fi keskustelu (conversation or exchange between people) · is víxlverkun (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · eo interagado (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · af interaksie (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · mk општење (conversation or exchange between people) · mi pāhekohekotanga (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · gd eadar-obrachadh (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · es interacción (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · da vekselvirkning (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ro interacționare (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ka ურთიერთობა (conversation or exchange between people) · fi kanssakäyminen (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ar تَفَاعُل (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · fa-ira تَفاعُل (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · fr interaction (conversation or exchange between people) · nb samhandling (conversation or exchange between people) · la interaction (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · it interazione (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · bg обще́ние (conversation or exchange between people) · eo interago (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · ka ურთიერთქმედება (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) · io interago (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another)