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/ˌɪntərˈəpʃən/ /ˌɪnərˈəpʃən/ Listen

noun

Interruption n.

The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. "Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part."

Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.

Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Interruption" Quotes from Famous Books

... at him aghast; and then suddenly came a startling interruption—one that fairly made their ...

— A Prisoner of Morro - In the Hands of the Enemy • Upton Sinclair

... Ahpilus stands looking at the beautiful maiden who crouches in front of him; and as he gazes his powerful form seems to swell, as does that of a wild animal that has determined to spring upon its prey. His arms move forward to grasp her. He has no fear of interruption—he has for the moment forgotten the strangers. He slightly alters his position—his back is toward the chasm—his hands touch the person of his prey. Lilama partly raises her head. She glances past the maniac for a last look at her lover. She does not scream, ...

— A Strange Discovery • Charles Romyn Dake

... Cardinal, impatient of interruption, spoke imperiously, "What dost thou here, Merriman? Away, this is no time for ...

— The Armourer's Prentices • Charlotte M. Yonge

... government to suppress domestic violence within the boundaries of a State, and that too against the protest of the Governor of the State, for the alleged reason that such action was necessary to prevent the interruption of the carrying of the United States mail. Mr. Bryan's views upon the same subject appear to be sufficiently elastic to justify the National Government, in his opinion, in becoming the owner and operator of the principal railroads of the country. His views along those lines are so far in ...

— The Facts of Reconstruction • John R. Lynch

... in the outer room invaded the quiet in which he was at work, and gradually penetrated his absorption, until it disturbed and irritated him. He moved restlessly in his bath, listened a moment, then, with intent to make an end of the interruption, he raised a hoarse, croaking voice to inquire what ...

— The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series • Rafael Sabatini

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