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interruption

noun

1 interruption

An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity.

synonyms: break, disruption, gap.

Roget 706: prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage; embolus, embolism [Med.]; infarct [Med.]; interruption, interception, interclusion; hindrance, impedition; retardment, ... show more

Roget 61: derangement etc. v.; disorder etc. 59; evection, discomposure, disturbance; disorganization, deorganization; dislocation; perturbation, interruption; ... show more

Roget 70: discontinuity; disjunction etc. 44; anacoluthon; interruption, break, fracture, flaw, fault, crack, cut; gap etc. ... show more

Roget 198: interval, interspace; separation etc. 44; break, gap, opening; hole etc. 260; chasm, hiatus, caesura; ... show more

Dutch: verstoring

2 interruption

Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity:
— The telephone is an annoying interruption.

synonym: break.

Dutch: onderbreking

3 interruption

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

synonyms: break, intermission, pause, suspension.

Roget 142: cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence.    intermission, remission; suspense, suspension; interruption; stop; stopping etc. v.; closure, ... show more

Dutch: onderbreking, break, pauze, rustpauze
Polish: przerwa, intermezzo


Moby thesaurus: abeyance, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, blockage, blocking, breach, break, caesura, cease, cease-fire, ceasing, cessation, check, clearance, clogging, closing up, closure, coffee break, cold storage ... show more.

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