interpersonal

adjective

in·​ter·​per·​son·​al ˌin-tər-ˈpər-s(ə-)nəl How to pronounce interpersonal (audio)
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
interpersonally adverb

Examples of interpersonal in a Sentence

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Higher stress comes with a high business cost if productivity and well-being both dip and interpersonal relationships begin to erode. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 But for four years, and especially in the weeks leading up to and after November 5, these battles have and will be quotidian and interpersonal. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024 With Mercury in Libra lighting up your seventh house of relationships and Pluto in Capricorn shaking up your tenth house of career, this square brings tensions between your interpersonal connections versus how you’re being called to take the lead. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024 Early in the month, your feelings of helplessness transform into a more direct interpersonal conflict. Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interpersonal 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interpersonal was in 1842

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“Interpersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interpersonal. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

interpersonal

adjective
in·​ter·​per·​son·​al -ˈpərs-nəl How to pronounce interpersonal (audio)
-ᵊn-əl
: being, relating to, or including relations between persons
interpersonally
-ˈpərs-nə-lē
-ᵊn-ə-
adverb

Medical Definition

interpersonal

adjective
in·​ter·​per·​son·​al -ˈpərs-nəl, -ᵊn-əl How to pronounce interpersonal (audio)
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
interpersonally adverb

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