immersion

noun

im·​mer·​sion i-ˈmər-zhən 

-shən

: the act of immersing or the state of being immersed: such as

a

: absorbing involvement

immersion in politics

b

: instruction based on extensive exposure to surroundings or conditions that are native or pertinent to the object of study

especially : foreign language instruction in which only the language being taught is used

learned French through immersion

c

: baptism by complete submersion of the person in water

Synonyms

• concentration
• attention
• absorption

Examples of immersion in a Sentence

We were surprised by his complete immersion in the culture of the island.

He learned French through immersion.

I'm taking an immersion course in German.

Recent Examples on the Web

That said, climate models do suggest more flooding, more displacement, and perhaps more floating — though not full oceanic immersion. —Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025

What most defines Price’s writing is his dialogue—a precise and comic urban argot that lends his work a credible feeling of immersion and translates well from the page to the screen. —Kevin Lozano, New Yorker, 6 July 2025

Among all methods, the change in temperature from baseline was greater in hot water immersion. —Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 5 July 2025

The ignorant need cultural immersion at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, which tells the story of those who fled the Cuban island that went from a free, prosperous republic to an oppressive, impoverished dictatorship within a single generation. —Luka Ladan, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing immersion

• immersion blender
• immersion circulator
• immersion heater
• trine immersion

Rhymes for immersion

• aspersion
• aversion
• conversion
• dispersion
• diversion
• eversion
• excursion
• incursion
• inversion
• perversion
• recursion
• reversion