Related Words for interrupt

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break
/
Verb, Noun
disturb
x/
Noun, Verb, Noun
disrupt
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
break up
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun
cut off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
interruptions
xx/x
Noun
intrude
x/
Verb
preempt
/x
Verb
impede
x/
Verb
interject
xx/
Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb
delay
x/
Noun
inhibit
x/x
Verb
perturb
x/
Verb
disable
x/x
Adjective
stop
/
Noun
pause
/
Noun
halt
/
Noun
monopolize
x/xx
Verb
derail
x/
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
synchronize
/xx
Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
disengage
xx/
Verb
provoke
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
hijack
/x
Noun
annoy
x/
Verb
taunt
/
Noun
amplify
/xx
Verb
antagonize
x/xx
Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
distract
x/
Verb
incite
x/
Verb
harangue
x/
Noun
precede
x/
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
kill
/
Verb
repeat
x/
Verb
jeopardize
/xx
Verb
cancel
/x
Noun
obstruct
x/
Verb
postpone
x/
Verb
squelch
/
Noun
shush
/
Noun
unscheduled
x/x
Adjective
stifle
/x
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
reset
x/
Noun
harass
x/
Verb
divert
x/
Verb
cease
/
Noun
scold
/
Verb
aggravate
/xx
Verb
punctuate
/xx
Verb
affect
x/
Verb
abort
x/
Noun
prevent
x/
Verb
terminate
/xx
Verb
uninterrupted
xxx/x
Adjective
impair
x/
Verb
override
/xx
Verb
lull
/
Noun
modulate
/xx
Verb
ignore
x/
Verb
suspend
x/
Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
invoke
x/
Verb
energize
/xx
Verb
restrain
x/
Verb
complicate
/xx
Verb
alter
/x
Verb
accelerate
x/xx
Verb
disconnect
xx/
Noun
overwhelm
xx/
Verb
embarrass
x/x
Verb
interrogate
x/xx
Verb
destroy
x/
Verb
activate
/xx
Verb
paralyze
/xx
Verb
induce
x/
Verb
timed
/
Adjective
skip
/
Noun
transmit
x/
Verb
spoil
/
Noun
startle
/x
Noun
restrict
x/
Verb
intervene
xx/
Verb
intercept
xx/
Noun
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
abrupt
x/
Adjective
hitch
/
Noun
impinge
x/
Verb
arrest
x/
Noun
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
stop over
/xx
Phrase, Verb
adjourn
x/
Verb
grind to a halt
//xx
Phrase, Verb
cut short
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
break in
/x
Phrase, Verb
chop
/
Noun
put off
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
shut off
//
Phrase, Verb
burst
/
Noun
hold off
//
Phrase, Verb
break off
//
Phrase, Verb
hesitate
/xx
Verb
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
break into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
block off
//
Phrase, Verb
desist
x/
Verb
interpose
xx/
Verb
detain
x/
Verb
infringe
x/
Verb
draw up
//
Phrase, Verb
leave off
//
Phrase, Verb
trigger
/x
Noun
hold
/
Noun
interdict
/xx
Noun
throttle
/x
Noun
pull the plug
/x/
Phrase, Verb
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
bring up
//
Phrase, Verb
touch
/
Noun
intersect
xx/
Noun
staunch
/
Adjective
block
/
Noun
put a stop to
/x//
Phrase, Verb
shut up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
pierce
/
Noun
impound
x/
Noun
bring to an end
////
Phrase, Verb
catch
/
Noun
call off
//
Phrase, Verb
wait
/
Verb
start
/
Noun
external
x/x
Noun
sorry
/x
Verb, Noun
bios
/x
Noun
introns
/x
Noun
cpu
/x
Name
eavesdrop
/x
Verb
meditations
xx/x
Noun
handlers
/x
Noun
reverie
/xx
Noun
devotions
x/x
Noun
redirect
xx/
Verb
monologue
/xx
Noun
flow
/
Noun
monotony
x/xx
Noun
breaker
/x
Noun
dos
/
Noun
abandon
x/x
Verb, Noun
adjournment
x/x
Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
asynchronous
//xx
Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
barge
/
Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blackout
/x
Noun, Verb
bother
/x
Verb, Noun
boycott
/x
Noun, Verb
breakdown
/x
Noun
burst in on
/x/
Phrase, Verb
butt in
/x
Phrase, Verb
byte
/
Noun
cessation
x/x
Noun
checking
/x
Noun
chime in
/x
Phrase, Verb
clipping
/x
Noun, Adjective
clocked
/
Adjective
come in
/x
Phrase, Verb
commands
x/
Noun, Verb
conversation
xx/x
Noun, Verb
curtail
x/
Verb, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut in
/x
Phrase, Verb
cutoff
/x
Noun, Adjective
deactivate
x/xx
Verb
decoded
x/x
Verb, Adjective
descriptor
x/x
Noun
discontinuance
xx/xx
Noun
distort
x/
Verb, Adjective
disturbance
x/x
Noun
downtime
/x
Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
flop
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
forwarding
/xx
Noun
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
hiatus
x/x
Noun
hold on
//
Phrase, Verb
identifier
x/xxx
Noun
inactivate
x/xx
Verb
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun, Verb
inject
x/
Verb
instantiation
xxx/x
Noun
interjection
xx/x
Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
ip
/
Name, Adjective
jam
/
Noun, Verb
macro
/x
Adjective, Noun
module
/x
Noun
node
/
Noun
optimised
/xx
Verb, Adjective
outage
/x
Noun
password
/x
Noun, Verb
preprogrammed
x/x
Adjective, Verb
put away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
put in
/x
Phrase, Verb
queue
/
Noun, Verb
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
referencing
/xxx
Noun
refresh
x/
Verb, Noun
retrieval
x/x
Noun
routing
/x
Noun
rude
/
Adjective
ruin
/x
Noun, Verb
rush
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
server
/x
Noun
sever
/x
Verb
severance
/xx
Noun
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
stall
/
Noun, Verb
stoppage
/x
Noun
suspension
x/x
Noun
switch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
take off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
termination
xx/x
Noun
throw in
/x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
trap
/
Noun, Verb
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
withdraw
x/
Verb, Noun
withhold
x/
Verb, Noun
write
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb