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   In·ter·rup·tion

   /ˌin(t)əˈrəpSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of interrupting or being interrupted: "a chance to study without interruption" Similar cutting ininterferenceinterventionintrusionobtrusiondisturbanceinformal:butting inbarging inmuscling inhorning insticking one's oar indiscontinuancediscontinuationbreaking offsuspensionstoppinghaltingceasingcessationtermination
   • ▪ an act, utterance, or period that interrupts someone or something: "she ignored the interruption and carried on" Similar intervalinterludebreakpauserecessgaphiatus

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