interruption
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity“it was presented without commercial breaks”“there was a gap in his account”Synonyms: breakdisruptiongap
- 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”Synonyms: break
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethingSynonyms: pauseintermissionbreaksuspension
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Interruption \In`ter*rup"tion\, n. [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption.] [1913 Webster]
1.The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon. [1913 Webster]
2.The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
3.Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption. [1913 Webster]
4.Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension. [1913 Webster]