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interruption

/ interruption /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts
"the telephone is an annoying interruption"
"there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
Type of:
happening occurrence natural event
Kinds of:
dislocation disruption punctuation suspension respite
Derived:
break
noun Sense 2
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
"it was presented without commercial breaks"
Type of:
delay holdup
Kinds of:
cut-in insert interjection interposition interpolation
Derived:
interrupt disrupt break up cut off
noun Sense 3
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Type of:
time interval interval
Kinds of:
lapse blackout caesura dead air delay
Derived:
freeze suspend break break away pause
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
2
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happening occurrence natural event dislocation disruption punctuation suspension respite delay holdup cut-in insert