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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U.S. stock-index futures largely erased initial losses Sunday, after a massive tech selloff on Friday interrupted Wall Street’s two-month rally, and after new developments threatened the fragile cease-fire in the Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
U.S. stock-index futures fell Sunday, after a massive tech selloff on Friday interrupted Wall Street’s two-month rally, and after new developments threatened the fragile cease-fire in the Iran war.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
The interview was interrupted several times by weather and audio issues as torrential rain pounded the roof, making it difficult to continue the conversation.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Sasaki’s transition to MLB, however, was interrupted by what the Dodgers called a right shoulder impingement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
But the moment was interrupted by something shrill and peculiar piercing the night.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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