Interrupted - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪn(t)əˈrəptəd|  American pronunciation of the word interrupted
Brit.  |ɪntəˈrʌptɪd|  British pronunciation of the word interrupted
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto interrupt
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto interrupt

adjective

- discontinued temporarily
we resumed the interrupted discussion
- intermittently stopping and starting (syn: fitful)
fitful (or interrupted) sleep

Extra examples

I said three words before he interrupted me again.

I started to say something but she interrupted me.

She interrupted as soon as I began to speak.

The quiet afternoon was interrupted by the approach of a motorboat.

The storm interrupted the town's electricity supply.

His dinner was interrupted by a phone call.

The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin.

...the novel captures the discontinuous nature of a soldier's life: long stretches of boredom interrupted by flashes of chaos and panic...

Much to the disgust of some listeners, the speech was interrupted several times by a few people in the audience.

...my woolgathering was abruptly interrupted by a question from the flight attendant...

His speech was repeatedly interrupted by loud boos.

The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor.

Nobody interrupted me till I was done.

I could not bear being interrupted in anything I was about.

Before that spoilsport Hetty came in and so rudely interrupted us.

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