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interrupt
[ verb in-tuh-ruhpt; noun in-tuh-ruhpt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something:
He interrupted his work to answer the bell.
Antonyms:
- to stop (a person) in the midst of doing or saying something, especially by an interjected remark:
May I interrupt you to comment on your last remark?
Synonyms:
verb (used without object)
- to cause a break or discontinuance; interfere with action or speech, especially by interjecting a remark:
Please don't interrupt.
noun
- Computers. a hardware signal that breaks the flow of program execution and transfers control to a predetermined storage location so that another procedure can be followed or a new operation carried out.
interrupt
/ ˌɪԳəˈʌ /
verb
- to break the continuity of (an action, event, etc) or hinder (a person) by intrusion
- tr to cease to perform (some action)
- tr to obstruct (a view)
- to prevent or disturb (a conversation, discussion, etc) by questions, interjections, or comment
noun
- the signal to initiate the stopping of the running of one computer program in order to run another, after which the running of the original program is usually continued
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٱˈܱپ, adjective
- ˌԳٱˈܱپly, adverb
- ˌԳٱˈܱپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- t·ܱĻ· adverb
- t·ܱĻ·Ա noun
- t·ܱi· adjective
- t·ܱt adjective
- ԴDzi·ٱ·ܱi· adjective
- ԴDzi·ٱ·ܱt adjective
- i·ٱ·ܱ verb
- -t·ܱiԲ adjective
- ܲi·ٱ·ܱi· adjective
- ܲi·ٱ·ܱiԲ adjective
- ܲi·ٱ·ܱt adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of interrupt1
Word History and Origins
Origin of interrupt1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In 1945, then Commons Speaker Col Clifton Brown interrupted a parliamentary debate to tell MPs that after five years, seven months and 23 days, he was turning the light back on.
"Yes, we used to see him all the time when he came here," he said, interrupting himself to sternly invite tourists to put their phones away or cover their shoulders.
The video is then interrupted by an onscreen message from the Fontana Police Department: “The officer attempts to handcuff the suspect and he resists.”
Plumped golden raisins, toasted coconut, and a few chopped nuts go over the top, where they can shine without interrupting the crumb.
In 2011, for example, a squirrel ran onto the field to interrupt two games of the National League Division Series in St. Louis.
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