Akademik

interruption

noun

1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (Freq. 5)

- it was presented without commercial breaks

- there was a gap in his account

• Syn: ↑break, ↑disruption, ↑gap

• Derivationally related forms: ↑disrupt (for: ↑disruption), ↑interrupt

• Hypernyms: ↑delay, ↑holdup

• Hyponyms:

2. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (Freq. 1)

- the telephone is an annoying interruption

- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt

• Syn: ↑break

• Derivationally related forms: ↑break (for: ↑break)

• Hyponyms:

3. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• Derivationally related forms: ↑suspend (for: ↑suspension), ↑break (for: ↑break), ↑pause (for: ↑pause)

• Hypernyms: ↑time interval, ↑interval

• Hyponyms:

Useful english dictionary. 2012.