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Interruption Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Interruption has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

"it was presented without commercial breaks"

"there was a gap in his account"

2

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"

3

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."

4

The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

"The sudden interruption cut off my story right before I reached the punchline."

Example Sentences
"it was presented without commercial breaks" noun
"there was a gap in his account" noun
"the telephone is an annoying interruption" noun
"there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
delay happening time interval
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cut-in interjection breaking off heckling dislocation punctuation suspension eclipse lapse blackout caesura dead air delay halftime respite time-out letup
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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