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intj · name · noun · phrase · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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intj

Meaning 1

Synonym of woof (“sound of a dog's bark”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woof

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Synonym of woof (“expressing strong physical attraction”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woof

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of acute renal failure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: AKI, acute kidney injury, AKF, acute kidney failure

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: KD, kidney disease, disease, disorder, malady, condition

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noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of analog radio frequency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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phrase

Meaning 6

"Abort, Retry, Fail?"

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: haf — representing dog's bark
  • Danish: vov — representing dog's bark
  • French: ouaf — representing dog's bark
  • Portuguese: au au — representing dog's bark
  • Romanian: ham-ham — representing dog's bark
  • Russian: ав-а́в (av-áv) — representing dog's bark
  • Scottish Gaelic: af — representing dog's bark
  • Spanish: guau — representing dog's bark
  • Swedish: voff — representing dog's bark
  • Tamil: லொள் (loḷ) — representing dog's bark