interruption

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
  2. (countable, uncountable) the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

Synonyms

break
A1
suspension
C1
pause
C1
cessation
48k
stoppage
disruption
20k
discontinuance
intermission
22k
disturbance
C1
stop
A1
🛑
discontinuity
interrupt
B2
halt
B2
discontinuation
adjournment
34k
gap
C1
disconnection
obstacle
C1
interference
C1
abeyance
hindrance
31k
intermittence
cease
C1
arrest
A2
hitch
C1
breaking
B1
interception
35k
delay
B2
off
A1
impediment
27k
breakdown
C1
hiatus
36k
suspend
C2
obstruction
C2
abatement
standstill
21k
cut
A1
dwelling
C2
discontinuous
breather
C2
discontinue
35k
interceptor
33k
breakoff
ban
C1
infringement
33k
incision
C2
holes
B2
detention
C1
hold-up
22k
deferment
Translations

interruption
Unterbrechung
interruzione
interrupción
interrupção

διακοπή

onderbreking

interruptie

interrupció
schorsing
rupture

Stockung

pausa
pause
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
interrupcioun
In summary

From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.

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