interruption
an act or instance of interrupting.
the state of being interrupted.
something that interrupts.
cessation; intermission.
Origin of interruption
1Other words from interruption
- re·in·ter·rup·tion, noun
Words Nearby interruption
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How to use interruption in a sentence
But only she can provide the meaningful interruption into the frowsy narrative that has built around her.
How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’? | Tim Teeman | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe incident with Tony Kornheiser, a Pardon the interruption talking head, serves to highlight the problem with ESPN.
One morning in the middle of this quiet ritual–reading and prayer–I felt a sense of interruption.
Joshua DuBois’s Daily Devotionals for Obama Are Now a Book | Joshua DuBois | October 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSpitzer rolled his eyes at the interruption, grumbling a perfunctory “very funny.”
Eliot Spitzer Mobbed by Press, Heckled at First Campaign Stop | David Freedlander | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI have published online with seldom more than a day or two of interruption continuously since October 2002.
You often have fellows dropping in to your chambers at night; at my house we shall be secure from interruption.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodOne of the gunmen who crouched on the floor of the rear compartment cursed quietly and without interruption for nearly a minute.
But in Virginia it was grown without interruption or alternation, and the plantations rapidly deteriorated in fertility.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Their march along the path of progress and improvement continued sans interruption.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAnd Lady Hartledon went down also, for the interruption had frightened her, and she did not attempt to open the cabinet again.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for interruption
/ (ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən) /
something that interrupts, such as a comment, question, or action
an interval or intermission
the act of interrupting or the state of being interrupted
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