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Synonyms & Antonyms of interruption
1
a break in continuity
- an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm
Synonyms for interruption
- discontinuity,
- gap,
- hiatus,
- hiccup
- (also hiccough),
- interim,
- interlude,
- intermission,
- interregnum,
- interstice,
- interval,
- parenthesis
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2
a momentary halt in an activity
- a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee
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The first known use of interruption was in the 15th century
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