interruption — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

   The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing"[…]and so on.

2. the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

   Synonyms

   breakdisruptiongap

   Broader terms

   delayholdup

   Examples

   it was presented without commercial breaks

   there was a gap in his account

2. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

   Synonyms

   break

   Broader terms

   happeningoccurrenceoccurrentnatural event

   Examples

   the telephone is an annoying interruption

   there was a break in the action when a player was hurt

3. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

   Synonyms

   pauseintermissionbreaksuspension

   Broader terms

   time intervalinterval