interruption
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interruption
- /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/
Rhymes with -ʌpʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.
noun interruptions
- The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted. One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.
- the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.
- A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
Similar: moratorium, recess
