interruption

Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
  2. noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
  3. noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Etymology

From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.

In classic literature

Synonyms

break, disruption, gap

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
delay
Narrower (hyponyms)
cut-in, interjection, breaking off, heckling

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