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单词 interruptions
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

interruptions

noun

plural of interruption
1
as in intervals
a break in continuity an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • intervals
  • gaps
  • pauses
  • hiccups
  • interludes
  • intermissions
  • discontinuities
  • lulls
  • hiccoughs
  • hiatuses
  • parentheses
  • spaces
  • interims
  • interstices
  • interregnums
  • lags
  • windows
  • interregna
  • caesuras
  • time lags
  • discontinuances
  • commas
  • respites
  • suspensions
  • adjournments
  • lapses
  • caesurae
  • interspaces
  • entr'actes
  • bumpers
  • rests
  • subintervals
  • recesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuations
  • continuities
  • runs
  • stretches
  • progressions
  • processions
  • continua
  • continuums
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2
as in pauses
a momentary halt in an activity a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pauses
  • lulls
  • breaks
  • breaths
  • intervals
  • breathers
  • recesses
  • stoppages
  • rests
  • downtimes
  • interludes
  • intermissions
  • cessations
  • respites
  • lapses
  • discontinuances
  • time-outs
  • suspensions
  • discontinuities
  • hitches
  • gaps
  • terminations
  • endings
  • interims
  • hiatuses
  • expirations
  • moratoriums
  • abeyances
  • surceases
  • moratoria

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuations
  • prolongations
  • progressions
  • progresses
  • endurances
  • extensions
  • persistences
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