interrupted
Americanadjective
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broken off or discontinuous.
Even one night of interrupted sleep can affect your mood.
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Botany. having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
adjective
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broken, discontinued, or hindered
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(of plant organs, esp leaves) not evenly spaced along an axis
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Also: deceptive. music (of a cadence) progressing from the dominant chord to any other, such as the subdominant or submediant
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After his conviction on Monday, Davis interrupted the proceedings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The judge interrupted and ordered him to address only the jury.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Love’s monologue is interrupted momentarily by beeps from his car and he says, “I’m in my new McLaren and it’s just real touch-and-go.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Their colloquy is interrupted when a rampaging animal is heard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Yes, I remember asking what all that was about and being rudely ignored and then interrupted by these shadow beasties. Who captures you?”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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