interrupted

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adjective

in·​ter·​rupt·​ed ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-təd 

1

: broken in upon : discontinuous

an interrupted stripe

interrupted service

an interrupted phone call

interrupted sleep

2

botany : not uniform : broken in arrangement or symmetry

… flowers whorled in interrupted clusters.

—Charles E. Turner

3

phonetics : consisting of or containing a stop in articulation

\k\ is an interrupted consonant

interruptedly adverb

… Jeanne's mother had been … schoolmate and good girlfriend to Maria Gostrey, who had moreover enjoyed since then, though interruptedly … , other glimpses of her.

—Henry James

interruptedness noun

"I am much obliged to you for giving me full notice," he said, with a firm intention in his tone, yet with an interruptedness in his delivery which showed that he spoke unwillingly.

—George Eliot

interrupted

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past tense and past participle of interrupt entry 1

Examples of interrupted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The Mis-Education singer/rapper clarified that the cancellation will not impact her European tour which is slated to run interrupted. —James Sanders, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019

Bittner said the crime spree continued on July 31 when Hernandez shot a person during an interrupted vehicle theft in the 3800 block of Rockford Drive. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024

This may have to do with interrupted sleep and oxygen supply to the brain, but the exact link is unclear. —Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024

The first two seasons saw Alex and Bradley blowing up the world of UBA, and both times the screen abruptly cut to black like an interrupted broadcast — and without any hint as to where the series about the chaotic inner workings of a morning news show in New York City would pivot to next. —Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1