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Interjection
An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction. It is a diverse category, encompassing a number of different parts of speech, such as exclamations (ouch!, wow!), curses (damn!), greetings (hey, bye), response particles (okay, oh!, m-hm, huh?), hesitation markers (uh, er, um) and other words (stop, cool). Due to its diverse nature, the category of interjections partly overlaps with a few other categories like profanities, discourse markers and fillers. The use and linguistic discussion of interjections can be traced historically through the Greek and Latin Modistae over many centuries.
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Interjection (noun)
An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
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Interjection (noun)
An interruption; something interjected
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Exclamation (noun)
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
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Exclamation (noun)
A word expressing outcry; an interjection
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Exclamation (noun)
A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!
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Exclamation (noun)
The sign “!” by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.