interrupted

[ in-tuh-ruhp-tid ]

/ ˌɪn təˈrʌp tɪd /

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adjective

broken off or discontinuous: Even one night of interrupted sleep can affect your mood.

Botany. having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.

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Origin of interrupted

First recorded in 1550–60; interrupt + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM interrupted

non·in·ter·rupt·ed, adjectivenon·in·ter·rupt·ed·ly, adverbnon·in·ter·rupt·ed·ness, nounun·in·ter·rupt·ed, adjective

un·in·ter·rupt·ed·ly, adverbun·in·ter·rupt·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby interrupted

interrogatories, interrogator-responsor, interrogatory, in terrorem clause, interrupt, interrupted, interrupted fern, interrupted screw, interrupted suture, interrupter, interruption

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How to use interrupted in a sentence

But the stories of the Riveras and Toros are often interrupted by the stories of their neighbors.
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After our talk—and, of course, much more research—I filed a version of the following story on my website Hollywood, Interrupted.
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Then one daring, possibly planted, spectator interrupted the show to profess her crush.
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Johnson and the governor were repeatedly interrupted at the press conference by an angry and frustrated community.
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When host David Gregory interrupted to note that Carson also said that “it is slavery in a way,” the Doctor agreed.
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We were interrupted at this moment by a message from General Houston, to whom we immediately hastened.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Elmer Spiker interrupted to inquire whether the turtles I had seen were "black-legs, red-legs, or yaller-legs."
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Mrs. Wren glanced at the small person whose breakfast she had interrupted.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
"Lettres et journal pour monsieur," interrupted a waiter, entering with two letters and the Times.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
But a knock at the door interrupted them; the discreet Capt entered, bearing a telegram upon a salver.
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British Dictionary definitions for interrupted

interrupted

/ (ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd) /

adjective

broken, discontinued, or hindered

(of plant organs, esp leaves) not evenly spaced along an axis

Also: deceptive music (of a cadence) progressing from the dominant chord to any other, such as the subdominant or submediant

Derived forms of interrupted

interruptedly, adverb

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