interruption

interruption
noun
1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (Freq. 5)
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it was presented without commercial breaks

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there was a gap in his account

Syn: ↑break, ↑disruption, ↑gap
Derivationally related forms: ↑disrupt (for: ↑disruption), ↑interrupt
Hypernyms: ↑delay, ↑holdup
Hyponyms:
2. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (Freq. 1)
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the telephone is an annoying interruption

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

Syn: ↑break
Derivationally related forms: ↑break (for: ↑break)
Hypernyms: ↑happening, ↑occurrence, ↑occurrent, ↑natural event
Hyponyms:
3. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Syn: ↑pause, ↑intermission, ↑break, ↑suspension
Derivationally related forms: ↑suspend (for: ↑suspension), ↑break (for: ↑break), ↑pause (for: ↑pause)
Hypernyms: ↑time interval, ↑interval
Hyponyms:
lapse, ↑blackout, ↑caesura, ↑dead air, ↑delay, ↑hold, ↑time lag, ↑postponement, ↑wait, ↑halftime, ↑respite, ↑rest, ↑relief, ↑rest period, ↑time-out, ↑letup, ↑lull

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  • interruption — [ ɛ̃terypsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. imp. interruptio 1 ♦ Action d interrompre; état de ce qui est interrompu. ⇒ arrêt, cessation, discontinuation (cf. Solution de continuité). Interruption d un travail. ⇒ pause, suspension. Interruption des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • interruption — UK US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/ noun [C or U] ► an occasion when someone or something stops something from happening for a short period: constant/frequent interruptions »He found he worked better at home without the constant interruptions of his staff. ► an …   Financial and business terms

  • interruption — I noun abeyance, armistice, arrest, bar, block, break, cessation, check, clog, deadlock, delay, disconnection, discontinuance, disjunction, dissolution, disunion, gap, halt, hiatus, hindrance, impediment, intercapedo, interception, interference,… …   Law dictionary

  • interruption — Interruption, Interruptio. Par interruption, Interrupte. Interruption d an et jour, Faute de poursuite par an et jour, Eremodicum anniculum. B. Se faire relever d interruption ou peremption d instance, Diplomate litem hiulcam sarcire. B.… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • interruption — Interruption. s. f. v. Action d interrompre. L interruption qu on luy a faite l a troublé dans son discours. l interruption est venuë mal à propos. interruption de travail. l interruption du commerce …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Interruption — In ter*rup tion, n. [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • interruption — (n.) late 14c., a break of continuity, from O.Fr. interrupcion and directly from L. interruptionem (nom. interruptio) a breaking off, interruption, interval, noun of action from pp. stem of interrumpere (see INTERRUPT (Cf. interrupt)). Meaning a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Interruption — (lat.), Unterbrechung, Störung …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Interruption — Interruption,die:⇨Unterbrechung(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • interruption — фр. [энтэрюпсьо/н] interruzione ит. [интэрруцио/нэ] перерыв, прекращение …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • interruption — *break, gap, interval, interim, hiatus, lacuna Analogous words: *pause, recess, respite, lull, intermission: *breach, rupture, rent, split, rift …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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