Dictionary

interactment en · NOUN

Etymology

From interact + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, rare, uncountable) Synonym of interaction.
   • Bugental, D. B., Whalen, C. K., & Henker, B. Causal attributions of hyperactive children and motivational assumptions of two behavioral change approaches: Evidence for an interactment position. Child Development, 1977, 48, 874–884. 1981, “Intervention Strategies with Hyperactive and Learning-Disabled Children”, in Samuel M. Turner, Karen S. Calhoun, Henry E. Adams, editors, Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, section “References”, page 628:
   • “And I know her?” I ask, I feel Pete’s confusion as he replays the years of interactment we’ve had together. 2015, Hannah Nelson, To Change a Life, Xlibris, →ISBN, chapter five, page 38:
   • Interactment theory, see Activity theory 1985, “Index”, in William J. Sauer, Raymond T. Coward, editors, Social Support Networks and the Care of the Elderly: Theory, Research, and Practice (Springer Series on Adulthood and Aging; volume 14), New York, N.Y.: Springer Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 280:
   • Happy with a cast of hundreds, [Robert] Altman loves to direct groups of people, painting a broad picture of their complex interactments and entanglements. 2000, “Robert ALTMAN”, in Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson, editors, Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide, 2nd edition, London; New York, N.Y.: Wallflower Press, →ISBN, page 7:
   • However, other important parts of the project are switching, transmission, and the interactment of the entire system. 1969, The Ohio State Engineer, section “Switching and Transmission Systems”, page 12, column 2:
   • The decorum of Milton’s exquisite scenic adjustments has made possible the comedy. And the comedy will make possible a larger decorum, the very propriety of “natural” in the poem. It is a kind of interactment that only poetry can achieve. 1965, Thomas Kranidas, “Decorum in the Verse”, in The Fierce Equation: A Study of Milton’s Decorum (Studies in English Literature; volume X), London; The Hague; Paris: Mouton & Co., section E (Adam and Eve in the Garden: A happy rural seat of various view), page 150:
   • [Di Ann] L’Roy, using a Symbolic Interactment theoretical framework with undergraduate music education majors, identified: (1) their occupational norms and values, (2) their commitment to specific skills and knowledge of music education, and (3) career commitment to music education. 1986, “Descriptive Research”, in Roger P. Phelps, editor, A Guide to Research in Music Education, 3rd edition, Metuchen, N.J.; London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 191:

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Synonyms

interaction