interruption
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3.0
- noun
- /ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/
:
interrupción
- Standish and the attendant moved on as if there had been no interruption to their routine.
- business interruption
- supply interruption
- interruption insurance
So you'll hear them as like frequent interruptions in the poem's basic narrative.
- So you'll hear them as like frequent interruptions in the poem's basic narrative.
- No meetings, no interruptions, no slack, no emails before noon.
- An accident is an interruption in a series.
- There's no chance of interruptions or distractions.
- But one of the issues with modern romance is the interruption of story.
- So the first thing to do then, if you want to reach the state of flow, is to remove interruptions and distractions.
- So sometimes these interruptions of the pattern are the things that make it really beautiful.
- And people, they start cleaning it and it's like, it's a huge interruption to what just happened.
- And then earplugs, just a basic pair of earplugs that help me sleep without interruption.
- In the end, block interruption of our ports.
- So that's a rude interruption by me by way of succession.
- I didn't have to own my interruptions, I guess I could guiltily say.
Examples
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Her phone ringing was a brief interruption in the middle of the quiet study session.
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There will be no interruption of power not even for a minute in this country
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An accident is an interruption in a series.
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But one of the issues with modern romance is the interruption of story.
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I apologize for the second interruption.
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We apologize for that interruption.
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I trust there will be no further interruptions.
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I'm so sorry for the interruption, and I don't mean to be rude.
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So the first thing to do then, if you want to reach the state of flow, is to remove interruptions and distractions.
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The direct impact of 9/11 on the U.S. economy in terms of business interruption was $109 billion.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A short rest from work or activity
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1.0
A place where a vehicle like a bus pauses on a route
276
2.0
A time when something is paused or delayed
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1.0
A short stop in speaking or activity
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4.1
A break in the normal flow of activity
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2.3
A stop in movement or activity
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2.3
A pause in an activity or event
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4.3
A temporary stop of an activity or service
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6.3
A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary
15
4.1
A time when something stops moving or working
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7.8
A break or gap in something that normally continues
7
3.5
A machine or system stopping so it cannot work
7
6.7
A short break that interrupts or is different from what comes before and after
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9.9
A sudden end to something that is happening
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9.9
A short stop in an activity that breaks its flow
A short pause in an activity
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Money a business gets to cover lost income and fixed costs when its work stops after a disaster
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
interruption = interrupt (transparent) = inter + rupt + ion
Standard noun formation from the verb 'interrupt' with '-ion' yielding 'act or instance of interrupting'.
Etymology
The word interruption comes from inter- meaning 'between' and rupt meaning 'break', the same root you see in rupture and erupt. So an interruption is a 'breaking' between events, which is why it means something stopping or being delayed.