interrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
interruptive
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a word derived from
interrupt.
Example Sentences
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The collection may challenge readers with its leaps between imagistic, short lyrics and interruptive, surreal narratives — variations that no doubt echo neuro-fluctuations.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2019
They’re interruptive, distracting, annoying, and increasingly less valuable.
From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2018
These calls are not only incredibly quibbling, interruptive and unfair.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2016
They are "bombarded" by advertising and see as many as 1,000 ads per day and many people no longer trust "interruptive advertising", such as television ad slots, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2016
Mystical states, strictly so-called, are never merely interruptive.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by William James
