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Interruption

Interruption Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Interruption? [n] an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [n] some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" [n] a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something Synonyms \| Synonyms for Interruption: break \| break \| break \| disruption \| gap \| intermission \| pause \| suspension Related Terms \| Find terms related to Interruption: abeyance \| arrest \| arrestation \| arrestment \| blockage \| blocking \| breach \| break \| caesura \| cease \| cease-fire \| ceasing \| cessation \| check \| clearance \| clogging \| closing up \| closure \| coffee break \| cold storage \| constriction \| cramp \| day off \| delay \| detainment \| detention \| discontinuity \| disruption \| distance between \| disturbance \| doldrums \| dormancy \| double space \| downtime \| drop \| em space \| en space \| encroachment \| entrance \| entrenchment \| fissure \| fixation \| foot-dragging \| freeboard \| gap \| hair space \| half space \| half time \| half-time intermission \| hampering \| hesitation \| hiatus \| hindering \| hindrance \| holdback \| holdup \| holiday \| impediment \| impingement \| imposition \| impropriety \| inappropriateness \| inauspiciousness \| inconvenience \| incursion \| inexpedience \| infelicity \| infiltration \| influx \| infringement \| inhibition \| injection \| inopportuneness \| inopportunity \| inroad \| insinuation \| intempestivity \| interference \| interim \| interjection \| interloping \| interlude \| intermediate space \| intermezzo \| intermission \| intermittence \| interposition \| interposure \| interregnum \| interspace \| interstice \| interval \| intervention \| intrusion \| invasion \| irrelevance \| irruption \| jump \| lacuna \| lapse \| latency \| lateness \| layoff \| leap \| leeway \| let \| letup \| lull \| margin \| negativism \| nuisance value \| obstruction \| obstructionism \| obtrusion \| occlusion \| off-time \| opposition \| pause \| plateau \| point of repose \| prematurity \| quiescence \| quiescency \| quiet spell \| recess \| relief \| remission \| rent \| repression \| resistance \| respite \| rest \| resting point \| restraint \| restriction \| retardation \| retardment \| rift \| room \| rupture \| setback \| single space \| space \| space between \| split \| squeeze \| stand-down \| stay \| stop \| stopping \| stranglehold \| stricture \| suppression \| surcease \| suspension \| time interval \| time off \| time out \| trespass \| trespassing \| truce \| unfavorableness \| unfitness \| unfittingness \| unfortunateness \| unlawful entry \| unpropitiousness \| unripeness \| unseasonableness \| unsuitability \| untimeliness \| vacation \| wrongness See Also \| abatement \| abruption \| barracking \| blackout \| breaking off \| caesura \| delay \| delay \| dislocation \| disruption \| eclipse \| halftime \| happening \| heckling \| hiatus \| hold \| holdup \| interjection \| interpellation \| interpolation \| interposition \| interval \| lapse \| letup \| lull \| natural event \| occultation \| occurrence \| postponement \| punctuation \| relief \| reprieve \| respite \| respite \| rest \| rest period \| suspension \| time interval \| time lag \| time-out \| wait Interruption In Webster's Dictionary \In`ter*rup"tion\, n. [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption.] 1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon. 2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. --Sir M. Hale. Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part. --Dryden. 3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption. 4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

Interruption Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Interruption?

[n] an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
[n] some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
[n] a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Interruption In Webster's Dictionary

\In`ter*rup"tion\, n. [L. interruptio: cf. F.
interruption.]
1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused
   by the abrupt intervention of something foreign;
   intervention; interposition. --Sir M. Hale.

         Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the
         idea of one part.                     --Dryden.

3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current,
   progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has
   met with many interruptions in the execution of his work;
   the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.

4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

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