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interruption

noun

ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-shən How to pronounce interruption (audio)
Definition of interruptionnext
1
as in interval
a break in continuity an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

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2
as in pause
a momentary halt in an activity a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

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Recent Examples of interruption Mercury opposes hazy Neptune, making expectations unclear and interruptions harder to manage. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026 There is a sense of interruption throughout where the familiar is made slightly strange, and the unfinished is left intentionally exposed, giving the collections a setting that shifts with each new iteration. — Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Additionally, customers who experience more than six electric service interruptions of at least five minutes in 12 months will receive an outage credit. — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 After several minutes of interruptions, Leroy Robinson, chair of the committee, told deputies to remove anyone who interrupted Terry during her speech. — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interruption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interruption
  1. interval
  2. pause
  3. hiatus
  4. lull
  5. gap
  6. breath
  7. break
Noun
  • Improving that interval may matter as much as improving another model’s accuracy.
    — Shahen Minasyan, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • He was spotted on Gdańsk Bridge by rotating security cameras, but when the cameras came back around after an interval of several minutes, Chris was gone.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of interval
Noun
  • Then someone from finance asks what the company got for the money, and the honest answer is a pause.
    — Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Try the cheap partner-side fixes first, match the mid-tier device to the type of snoring and escalate to a doctor the moment breathing pauses enter the picture.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pause
Noun
  • Part of us being on hiatus was a time of reflection and growing and shedding some skin, so to speak.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The sides were expected to put the negotiations on hiatus on Monday for the Yom Kippur holiday.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiatus
Noun
  • Burns acknowledged owing $3,000 in rent after falling two weeks behind, citing a lull in business.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Miami’s offense fell into its first lull of the season late against Wake Forest.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of lull
Noun
  • In 2021, Clemons helped launch the Wealth Accelerator, which is currently running an accelerated pilot of Connecticut’s baby bonds program in the hopes of learning more about how to close the racial wealth gap.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Communities of color and low-income neighborhoods already face higher rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease because of long-standing gaps in access to health care, preventive care and affordable healthy food.
    — Disha Narang, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of gap
Noun
  • Heti stared at the drawing in front of her and muttered whatever under her breath.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • These comparisons are essential to Da Corte, who has a radical notion that Lichtenstein can, and should, be thought of in the same breath as the Pictures Generation.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of breath
Noun
  • While Bridgers’s character sees the job as a form of activism, Gisondo’s sees it as his big break.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sunny and drier weather will give South Floridians a brief break from the rain this weekend before the downpours return next week.
    — Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of break

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“Interruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interruption. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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