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单词 interruption
释义

interruption

noun

in·​ter·​rup·​tion ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-shən How to pronounce interruption (audio)
plural interruptions
1
: an act of interrupting something or someone or the state of being interrupted: such as
a
: a stoppage or hindering of an activity for a time
Our conversation continued without interruption for over an hour.
b
: a break in the continuity of something
Internet service interruptions
2
: something that causes a stoppage or break in the continuity of something
a rude interruption
watching television without commercial interruptions

Synonyms

  • discontinuity
  • gap
  • hiatus
  • hiccup
  • hiccough
  • interim
  • interlude
  • intermission
  • interregnum
  • interstice
  • interval
  • parenthesis
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

interruption

noun

in·​ter·​rup·​tion
ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-shən
: an act of stopping or hindering by breaking in

interruption

noun

1
as in interval
a break in continuity an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • interval
  • hiatus
  • pause
  • hiccup
  • gap
  • discontinuity
  • interlude
  • lull
  • intermission
  • interregnum
  • interim
  • hiccough
  • lag
  • parenthesis
  • interstice
  • discontinuance
  • window
  • caesura
  • time lag
  • suspension
  • interspace
  • lapse
  • adjournment
  • rest
  • comma
  • space
  • entr'acte
  • respite
  • bumper
  • subinterval
  • recess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuation
  • continuity
  • run
  • progression
  • continuum
  • stretch
  • procession
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2
as in pause
a momentary halt in an activity a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pause
  • lull
  • break
  • breath
  • rest
  • interval
  • breather
  • cessation
  • downtime
  • stoppage
  • recess
  • discontinuance
  • stopping
  • interlude
  • intermission
  • termination
  • lapse
  • interim
  • suspension
  • respite
  • discontinuity
  • time-out
  • finishing
  • ending
  • expiration
  • hiatus
  • hitch
  • abeyance
  • surcease
  • moratorium
  • gap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuation
  • progress
  • progression
  • persistence
  • extension
  • endurance
  • prolongation
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