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   In·ter·rupt

   /ˌin(t)əˈrəpt/

   

   verb

   • 1. stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process): "the buzzer interrupted his thoughts" Similar cut in (on)break in (on)barge in (on)intrude (on)interfere (with)intervene (in)chip inheckleput one's oar inhave one's sayput one's pennyworth input one's two cents ininformal:butt in (on)chime in (on)horn in (on)muscle in (on)suspendadjourndiscontinuebreak offhold updelaylay asideleave offpostponeput offput backdefershelvestopput a stop tohaltbring to a haltbring to a standstillceaseendbring to an endbring to a closecancelseverdissolveterminateinformal:take a breather fromput on iceput on a back burnerput in cold storage
   • ▪ stop (someone speaking) by saying or doing something: "“Of course …” Shepherd began, but his son interrupted him"
   • 2. break the continuity of (a line or surface): "the coastal plain is interrupted by chains of large lagoons" Similar break upbreakpunctuateinterspersepepperstrewdotscatter
   • ▪ obstruct (something, especially a view). Similar obstructimpedeblockinterfere withcut offget in the way oflimitrestrict

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin interrupt- ‘broken, interrupted’, from the verb interrumpere, from inter- ‘between’ + rumpere ‘to break’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. interruptible adjective
   • 2. interruptive adjective

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