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adjective

Definition of interruptednext
1
as in suspended

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as in sudden

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verb

past tense of interrupt
as in intruded
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point

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Recent Examples of interrupted
Adjective
The series depicts the anguish of an interrupted boyhood and the awakening of a child’s conscience as their safest spaces erode. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026 With each detail, the documentary points to their interrupted lives. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Verb
His overall point totals and momentum were interrupted by a serious leg injury that limited him to only 54 games. — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Her fight is interrupted by Percy (Walker Scobell), who brings down a torrent of water over the Laestrygonian. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrupted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
  1. idle
  2. sudden
  3. intruded
  4. inactive
  5. disconnected
  6. added
  7. inoperative
  8. broken
Adjective
  • Wheelchair assistance then forgot about us, and an employee accused me of trying to steal an idle wheelchair.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • That means more idle time for the players, which some see as a steep and unnecessary change at the most important match.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of idle
Adjective
  • All of a sudden, Ned seems to regain his memories of Peter just as the film ends.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Conversely, a significant number of patients who experience sudden cardiac death likely did not have that abnormal measurement.
    — Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of sudden
Verb
  • If the bill becomes law and the county challenges it, Pio Roda said county attorneys could argue that the state had improperly intruded into a local matter.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • So the familiarity of my story with John sometimes intruded into what was supposed to be this fairy tale.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
Definition of intruded
Adjective
  • When the district built the dam during the Truman administration, scientists thought the nearby Calaveras Fault was inactive.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Before he was from20, Kim Raehwan was known simply as Raehwan and the main vocalist of BIGSTAR, a boy band under hitmaker Brave Brothers’ Brave Entertainment agency that slowly fizzled out after years inactive.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of inactive
Adjective
  • Letting the architecture lead keeps the maximalist decor from feeling disconnected from the house itself.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • When these systems remain disconnected, AI inherits the same limitations.
    — Chase Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • In May, the Atlanta Department of Transportation added concrete barriers to the inside of a bike lane on Cherokee Avenue in an attempt to further protect cyclists from cars.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • Pauline Astier added 19 points for the Liberty and Sabrina Ionescu had 15.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of added
Adjective
  • If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of inoperative
Adjective
  • His adventures traversing a broken land of haunted people and animals may be less the stuff of future myth and more about trauma, but Yoon brilliantly creates voices for human and canine that make both more whole.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • The broken, headless humerus was instead left to float freely in the man’s arm, unattached to his upper body.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
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