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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The story - or myth - goes, that following their last win in 1951 the Mayo team's boisterous celebrations on an open-back lorry interrupted a funeral in the village of Foxford.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The errant pooch then interrupted the proceedings again, with Joyce saying: "I do apologise for this dog, it's just started to bail up."
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
No. During that period in 2016 when we were at the Republican National Convention, they were livestreaming on the street, and I interrupted their livestream.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
I used to meet interesting people in line, at the gym, on the walk home—in the small delays that interrupted my day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
My silent appeal for the Lord to take up my cause was interrupted when we approached a large crowd surrounding the well.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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