Defenition of the word interruption
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Defenition of the word interruption
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
- some occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
Synonyms for the word interruption
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- abrupt change
- break
- disruption
- gap
- intermission
- pause
- suspension
Hyponyms for the word interruption
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- abatement
- abruption
- barracking
- blackout
- breaking off
- caesura
- cut-in
- dead air
- delay
- dislocation
- disruption
- eclipse
- halftime
- heckling
- hiatus
- hold
- insert
- interjection
- interpellation
- interpolation
- interposition
- lapse
- letup
- lull
- occultation
- postponement
- punctuation
- relief
- reprieve
- respite
- rest
- rest period
- suspension
- time lag
- time-out
- wait
Hypernyms for the word interruption
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- delay
- detention
- happening
- holdup
- interval
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- time interval
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