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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It’s a little less interruptive for the store employee, simpler for the customer.
From The Verge ● Nov. 14, 2018
This is about the human reaction, as opposed to visual painting, described by these fragmentary, interruptive gestures.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2017
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
We learn much of what we need to know from the frame rather than interruptive explainers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2016
Mystical states, strictly so-called, are never merely interruptive.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by William James
