nnoun.actan act of delaying or interrupting the continuitySynset:break gap interruption
Examples:- it was presented without commercial breaks
- there was a gap in his account
Derivationally Related Form:interruptdisrupt
Hypernyms:delay holdup
Inherited Hypernyms:breakdelayinactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:abruptionbarrackingbreaking offcut-inhecklinginsertinterjectioninterpellationinterpolationinterposition
Full Hyponyms:breaking offcut-inhecklinginterjection
nnoun.statea disorderly outburst or tumultSynset:commotion disturbance flutter hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly burly kerfuffle to-do
Examples:- they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Hypernyms:disorder
Inherited Hypernyms:disturbancedisorderstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:convulsionearthquakegarboilincidentsplashstirstormstorm centerstorm centretempesttumulttumultuousnessturmoilupheavaluproar
Full Hyponyms:combustionconvulsionearthquakeincidentstirstormstorm centertumult
nnoun.eventan event that results in a displacement or discontinuitySynset:dislocation
Derivationally Related Form:dislocate
Hypernyms:break interruption
Inherited Hypernyms:dislocationinterruptionhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of causing disorderSynset:perturbation
Derivationally Related Form:disruptperturb
Hypernyms:disturbance
Inherited Hypernyms:disruptiondisturbancemotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:breakdowndislocationsurprisalsurprise
Full Hyponyms:dislocationsurprise