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interruption

[ in-tuh-ruhp-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of interrupting.
  2. the state of being interrupted. interrupted.
  3. something that interrupts.
  4. cessation; intermission.


interruption

/ ˌɪԳəˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. something that interrupts, such as a comment, question, or action
  2. an interval or intermission
  3. the act of interrupting or the state of being interrupted
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i·ٱ·ܱtDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of interruption1

1350–1400; Middle English interrupcio ( u ) n < Latin Գٱܱپō- (stem of Գٱܱپō ). See interrupt, -ion
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It warned that some people might experience an interruption to their water supply.

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Great players come back from serious knee injuries every season, and she’s just 19, meaning this would probably be merely an interruption in what still portends to be a long and wondrous career.

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But this momentary interruption in the normal order hardly matters because the ensemble is so comfortably aligned in the theatrical universe that Godwin has created.

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After a brief interruption, Williams is ready to pick up where he left off.

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This wonderful commercial interruption, however, takes place as a trade war due to tariffs escalates across the globe, threatening an unnecessary recession, along with more pain and suffering for the middle class.

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