Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Interruption has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
"it was presented without commercial breaks"
"there was a gap in his account"
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
"the telephone is an annoying interruption"
"there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
"The sudden power outage caused an awkward interruption in our live broadcast just as the host was introducing the guest speaker."
The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
"The sudden interruption cut off my story right before I reached the punchline."