Interruption - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃn|
Brit.
|ɪntəˈrʌpʃn|
noun
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (syn: break, disruption, gap)
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (syn: break)
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (syn: break)
the telephone is an annoying interruption
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (syn: break, intermission, pause, suspension)Extra examples
It's not polite to interrupt.
His dinner was interrupted by a phone call.
We interrupt this program to bring you a special announcement.
Every summer periods of cool weather occasionally interrupt the intense heat.
I still go on working, but with terrible interruptions.
After the interruption, she proceeded with her presentation.
...constrained his anger at the needless interruption...
The interruption flustered the speaker.
Never mind the interruption, proceed with your story.
We can talk here without interruption.
Word forms
noun
singular: interruption
plural: interruptions
singular: interruption
plural: interruptions
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