interruption

[ in-tuh-ruhp-shuhn ]

/ ˌɪn təˈrʌp ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of interrupting.

the state of being interrupted.

something that interrupts.

cessation; intermission.

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Origin of interruption

1350–1400; Middle English interrupcio(u)n<Latin interruptiōn- (stem of interruptiō). See interrupt, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM interruption

re·in·ter·rup·tion, noun

Words nearby interruption

interrupted, interrupted fern, interrupted screw, interrupted suture, interrupter, interruption, interscapular, interscholastic, inter se, intersect, intersectant

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How to use interruption in a sentence

Hachimura will play in just his 60th career game Friday in a second straight bout against the Heat, and Avdija has played in just 14, yet both are starting, and both have faced unprecedented interruption to their young careers.
Rui Hachimura and Deni Avdija are regaining their footing after missing so much time|Ava Wallace|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
On top of this, they have to orbit close to Earth’s surface to reduce interruption of coverage and communication delays.
Thousands More Satellites Will Soon Orbit Earth—We Need Better Rules to Prevent Space Crashes|Lauren Napier|January 29, 2021|Singularity Hub
That drew attention, as did interruptions at major programs in power conferences.
A college football coach’s season at war with the coronavirus — and his own school|Kent Babb|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
Congressional leaders chose to respond to those actions by getting back to their work, demonstrating their resilience by treating the attempted insurrection as an interruption, not an obstacle.
Republicans eager to subvert the 2020 election last week now insist the time has come for unity|Philip Bump|January 13, 2021|Washington Post

Creative time, to be of any use, must be free from interruption.
Art has been brutalized by tech’s giants. How can it survive?|Konstantin Kakaes|December 23, 2020|MIT Technology Review
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|DAILY BEAST
The incident with Tony Kornheiser, a Pardon the Interruption talking head, serves to highlight the problem with ESPN.
ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Pricks|Marlow Stern|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Spitzer 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|DAILY BEAST
I have published online with seldom more than a day or two of interruption continuously since October 2002.
Murray Bernard Frum, 1931–2013|David Frum|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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 Wood
One of the gunmen who crouched on the floor of the rear compartment cursed quietly and without interruption for nearly a minute.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
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 Tatlow
And 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

interruption

/ (ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən) /

noun

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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