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misinteraction

misinteraction noun: the act of misinteracting; interaction that should not occur or that occurs improperly.

Noun

misinteraction (countable and uncountable, plural misinteractions)

  1. The act of misinteracting; interaction that should not occur or that occurs improperly.
    • When one views a possible clinical misinteraction in which the patient, out of the victim posture, provokes the aggressor potential of his therapist in the complementary mode, one may say that the therapist has formed an “identification with the aggressor."1982, Robert J. Langs, International Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, page 129
    • Fortunately, social scientists are coming to realize that miscommunication and misinteraction stemming from shame and self-consciousness are critical problems in human life.2004, David Smith Allyn, I Can't Believe I Just Did that, page 21

Forms of misinteraction

pluralmisinteractions

Origin of misinteraction

From mis- + interact + -ion.

Questions about misinteraction

What does misinteraction mean?
Misinteraction means the act of misinteracting; interaction that should not occur or that occurs improperly.
What part of speech is misinteraction?
Misinteraction is a noun.
What is the plural of misinteraction?
The plural of misinteraction is misinteractions.

Words near misinteraction in the dictionary

  1. misintention
  2. misintentions
  3. misinteract
  4. misinteracted
  5. misinteracting
  6. misinteraction
  7. misinteractions
  8. misinteracts
  9. misinterpolate
  10. misinterpolated
  11. misinterpolates

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