intersubjective

adjective

in·​ter·​sub·​jec·​tive ˌin-tər-səb-ˈjek-tiv How to pronounce intersubjective (audio)
1
: involving or occurring between separate conscious minds
intersubjective communication
2
: accessible to or capable of being established for two or more subjects : objective
intersubjective reality of the physical world
intersubjectively adverb

Examples of intersubjective in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the one hand, Lacan says, this intersubjective problem is simply mass psychology, a sheer stampede that amounts to barbarism through and through. Jamieson Webster, The New York Review of Books, 24 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of intersubjective was in 1899

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“Intersubjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intersubjective. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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