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interruption

in·ter·rup·tion

UK/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/ US/ˌɪntɜrˈʌpʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

  • “it was presented without commercial breaks”
  • “there was a gap in his account”
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2.

some abrupt occurrence that interrupts

  • “the telephone is an annoying interruption”
  • “there was a break in the action when a player was hurt”
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3.

Origin

From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.

Phrases

  • dead air
  • flight interruption manifest
  • interruption science
  • power interruption

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