interruptive
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- adjective
- /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪv/
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interruptivo
- Alerting systems can be passive (e.g., a pop-up in the health record), active (a text message requiring reading confirmation), or even interruptive (patient data cannot be used further until action is taken).
- interruptive behavior
Examples
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Our results suggest that the frequency, duration, and even the interpersonal coordination of interruptive behavior depend upon the social relationship context within which it is used.
Academic text (2002) -
But too many planners are trying to use the digital realm in the same interruptive and annoying manner.
Blog text (14) -
But it's still very reluctant to offer any big, bold, interruptive ads.
Blog text (26) -
Oh yeah, you smoothly put a little nice music on, maybe you put on like, uh, you know, like shopping music, something that's not too interruptive, you know, and then, uh, slide over real nice and say, 'Oh, I think you have something in your eye.'
Blog text (4) -
Everything's interruptive now.
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It was one of those interruptive, annoying, disappointing telephone salesmen.
Fiction book (1994) -
It may be more profitable to consider the interruptive behavior of pre- and early adolescents in somewhat broader terms.
Academic text (2002) -
Even the interruptive behavior in mixed- or same-gender dyads appeared to differ as a function of whether the partners were friends or acquaintances.
Academic text (2002) -
The meeting was disrupted by several interruptive comments, making it hard for everyone to focus.
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She found the interruptive notifications on her phone distracting while trying to study.
Synonyms
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5.8
Causing trouble that interrupts normal activity
Happening at intervals that break a continuous flow
Causing a temporary stop or delay to an action
Causing problems that stop or slow a process
Antonyms
How Interruptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word interruptive comes from the parts inter- 'between' and rupt 'break', the same root as in rupture. So an interruptive thing 'breaks' the flow between events or actions, which is why it means causing a pause or sudden change in what is happening.