interrupted
- adjective
- /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/
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interrumpido
- So we're talking about millions of trips being interrupted every single week.
Our journey through the maze is interrupted by bangs and screams.
- Our journey through the maze is interrupted by bangs and screams.
- So we're talking about millions of trips being interrupted every single week.
- But as Abby Lowell tried to speak, they were interrupted by questions like this.
- That's the state of flow being disrupted and interrupted as we speak.
- OK, where was I till I was really interrupted?
- Yeah, but they have lots of negatives, and one of them is you're being interrupted constantly.
- She tells us that this the experience of the man is intelligible but interrupted by blanks.
Examples
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If we had awkward silence, dude, it would be interrupted by cash.
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Silence fell, interrupted only by the crackling fire.
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That is before he was interrupted and shut down by angry protesters.
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Lumens makes this argument that you should once you have been interrupted, whether it's welcome or not.
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Anyways, before I was really interrupted, back to my mouth watering.
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That's the state of flow being disrupted and interrupted as we speak.
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But as Abby Lowell tried to speak, they were interrupted by questions like this.
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And this idol was interrupted by the fact that the parachute was not opening.
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Our journey through the maze is interrupted by bangs and screams.
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The presentation was interrupted when the power went out unexpectedly.
Synonyms
35
6.5
Happening sometimes but not all the time
7
5.8
Happening in short, irregular bursts that start and stop
3
1.0
Happening in separate parts, not continuous
3
3.8
Happening sometimes and stopping at other times
Happening with breaks in time or place
Not working or happening in the normal way because something stops it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Interrupted comes from two parts: inter- meaning 'between' and rupt meaning 'break', as in the word rupture. So if something is interrupted it is 'broken between' events, which is why it happens with pauses or short stops.