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UK
/ˌɪntəɹˈʌpʃən/
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[ US /ˌɪntɝˈəpʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɪntɝˈəpʃən/ ]
NOUN
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an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
there was a gap in his account
it was presented without commercial breaks -
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
the telephone is an annoying interruption - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
How To Use interruption In A Sentence
- The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career.
- This is the lowest attendance for the first four days since 2007, when frequent rain interruptions hit the first week. Times, Sunday Times
- Dr. Orkborne, much incommoded by this second interruption, coldly begged to know his pleasure. Camilla
- The rally has defied all odds and logic with only two, short interruptions since it began its climb in August 1982.
- He employed extremes in sonority and revels in distortions and interruptions, often through the ironic use of recognizable fragments from the everyday world. A Fierce Enthusiasm
- Mr. Johnson simply ignored the remark and told the girl, Justine, to sit down, and continued with the day's study without further interruption.
- Ignoring all interruptions, I focused on Alex, the person I was now guarding, and silently assessed his position.
- The pair maintained their concentration and composure throughout the various interruptions for drizzle and bad light to hold out. The Sun
- As Anna and Claire's stratagems become more and more elaborate, Catherine's constant interruptions get funnier and funnier.
- Supposing Blair is correct, and parents do espy special, precious things that childless adults never can, it would still be reassuring to know that these are not outweighed by the associated burdens of exhaustion, continual interruption and prime ministerial anxiety about how to blag a first-class education without going private. Surely Dave and Nick have got better things to do? | Catherine Bennett
