interruption
Americannoun
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an act or instance of interrupting.
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the state of being interrupted. interrupted.
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something that interrupts.
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cessation; intermission.
noun
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something that interrupts, such as a comment, question, or action
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an interval or intermission
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the act of interrupting or the state of being interrupted
Other Word Forms
- reinterruption noun
Etymology
Origin of interruption
1350–1400; Middle English interrupcio ( u ) n < Latin interruptiōn- (stem of interruptiō ). See interrupt, -ion
Example Sentences
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Warnings about an interruption in shipping traffic from China leading to bare store shelves and surging prices never came to pass.
In many cases, blinks were treated as unwanted interruptions and removed from the data.
From Science Daily
More importantly, it lets you cook with a sense of rhythm instead of interruption — which, as it turns out, is where much of the pleasure lives.
From Salon
That signal interruption could be followed by an inability to make bank payments for essentials like food and fuel.
From BBC
"The changes we've made have resolved the issues we were seeing that led to interruptions."
From BBC
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