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interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
ˌin-tər-ˈpər-s(ə-)nəl
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
interpersonally
adverb
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above
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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
-ᵊn-əl
: being, relating to, or including relations between persons
interpersonally
adverb
-ˈpərs-nə-lē
-ᵊn-ə-
Medical Definition
interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
-ˈpərs-nəl, -ᵊn-əl
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
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