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Meaning of 'interruption' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Interruption [ n.]
- The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.
- The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition.
- 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.
- Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

Meaning of 'interruption' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . interruption [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
Example in sentence:
  • it was presented without commercial breaks;
  • there was a gap in his account
Meaning (2):
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
Example in sentence:
  • the telephone is an annoying interruption;
  • there was a break in the action when a player was hurt

Nearby Words:

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