interpersonal

/,intə'pə:snl/

Thân thiện

Interpersonal skills are important for working in a team.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or involving relationships between people: Describes interactions, communication, or connections that occur between individuals.
   • Occurring among or involving several people: Pertains to situations, dynamics, or skills that exist within social or personal interactions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Good interpersonal skills are essential for a career in management. (The ability to interact effectively with other people is crucial.)
  • The therapy focused on improving their interpersonal communication. (The therapy aimed to enhance how they communicate with each other.)
  • The study examined interpersonal conflict within teams. (The research looked at conflicts that arise between people in group settings.)

Advanced Usage

• Interpersonal dynamics: The often complex and shifting patterns of interaction between people in a group.
  • The project's success depended on understanding the team's interpersonal dynamics.
• Interpersonal intelligence: A category in multiple intelligence theory referring to the capacity to understand and interact effectively with others.
  • Teachers often have high interpersonal intelligence.

Variants and Related Words

• Interpersonally (adverb): In a way that relates to relationships between people.
  • They communicated interpersonally rather than through formal reports.
• Intrapersonal (adjective): Existing or occurring within an individual's own mind or self. (This is a related but contrasting term).
  • Intrapersonal reflection is different from interpersonal discussion.

Synonyms

• Social: Relating to society or its organization; involving activities in which people spend time talking or enjoying each other's company.
• Relational: Concerning the way in which two or more people or things are connected.

Antonyms

• Intrapersonal: Existing or occurring within the individual self.
• Impersonal: Not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings; lacking human emotion or warmth.

Related Phrases

• Interpersonal relationships: The connections and associations between two or more people.
  • She values her interpersonal relationships above all else.
• Interpersonal skills: The abilities a person uses to communicate and interact effectively with others.
  • The job interview will assess your technical knowledge and interpersonal skills.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. occurring among or involving several people
   • interpersonal situations in which speech occurs