interject
to throw a remark into a conversation
Roots
Other words with the ject root
- abject: miserable, degraded, or hopeless
- conjectural: based on guesswork rather than proof
- conjecture: a guess based on incomplete evidence
- dejected: sad and low-spirited
- eject: to throw out
- jettison: to throw away or discard
- project: to throw forward; plan or estimate
Inter- gives between and ject gives throw. To interject is to throw words into the middle.
She interjected one question that changed the direction of the meeting.
Interject is a conversation word with a physical feel. Speech is moving, and someone throws a remark into the middle of it.