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GeezerVison is showing en.wiktionary.org — interpersonal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
Middle English personal
English personal
English interpersonal

    From inter- + personal.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    interpersonal (not comparable)

    1. Between two or more people.
      • 1974, Thomas S. Szasz, M.D., chapter 13, in The Myth of Mental Illness, →ISBN, page 213:
        By slightly modifying Piaget's scheme of the development of the capacity to follow and be aware of rules, I propose to distinguish three stages, or types, of mastery of interpersonal processes: coercion, self-help, and cooperation.
      • 2021 June 2, Paul Stephen, “Advances made in digital revolution”, in RAIL, number 932, page 58:
        The complexity of having so many organisations involved, and the deep integration required, has undoubtedly tested the interpersonal skills of project leaders who have had little face-to-face contact.

    Synonyms

    • interindividual

    Coordinate terms

    • intergroup

    Derived terms

    • interpersonally
    • noninterpersonal

    Translations

    between persons
    • Azerbaijani: şəxslərarası
    • Catalan: interpersonal
    • Chinese:
      Mandarin: 人際的 / 人际的 (rénjì de), 人與人之間的 / 人与人之间的 (rén yǔ rén zhījiān de)
    • Czech: mezilidský
    • Danish: interpersonel, mellemmenneskelig
    • Estonian: isikutevaheline, interpersonaalne
    • Finnish: vuorovaikutteinen, vuorovaikutus-, ihmistenvälinen, ihmissuhde-, interpersoonallinen, interpersonaalinen
    • French: interpersonnel (fr)
    • Georgian: პიროვნებათშორისი (ṗirovnebatšorisi), ადამიანთაშორისი (adamiantašorisi)
    • German: zwischenmenschlich (de)
    • Greek: διαπροσωπικός (el) (diaprosopikós)
    • Hungarian: személyközi (hu)
    • Indonesian: antarpribadi (id), interpersonal
    • Norwegian:
      Bokmål: mellommenneskelig
    • Polish: międzyludzki (pl)
    • Portuguese: interpessoal (pt)
    • Romanian: interpersonal
    • Russian: межли́чностный (ru) (mežlíčnostnyj)
    • Serbo-Croatian: međuljudski (sh)
    • Spanish: interpersonal
    • Swedish: mellanmänsklig
    • Ukrainian: міжособи́стісний (mižosobýstisnyj), міжособо́вий (mižosobóvyj)

    See also

    • intrapersonal

    Catalan

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -al

    Adjective

    interpersonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural interpersonals)

    1. interpersonal

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    From English interpersonal.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /intərpərˈsonal/ [in̪.t̪ər.pərˈso.nal]
    • Rhymes: -onal
    • Syllabification: in‧ter‧per‧so‧nal

    Adjective

    intêrpêrsonal

    1. synonym of antarpribadi

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /inteɾpeɾsoˈnal/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.peɾ.soˈnal]
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: in‧ter‧per‧so‧nal

    Adjective

    interpersonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural interpersonales)

    1. interpersonal

    Further reading

    • “interpersonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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