| NOUN | act | interruption, break, disruption, gap | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity |
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| event | interruption, break | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity | |
| time | interruption, pause, intermission, break, suspension | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| Sounds | ih.nerah'pshahn; ih.nterah'pshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. | |
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| Synonyms | break, disruption, gap | |
| Narrower | breaking off, abruption | An instance of sudden interruption |
| cut-in, insert | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | |
| cut-in, insert | (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program | |
| heckling, barracking | shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree | |
| interjection, interposition, interpolation, interpellation | The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | |
| Broader | delay, holdup | The act of delaying |
| Spanish | interrupción, paréntesis, pausa | |
| Catalan | interrupció, interval, parèntesi, pausa | |
| Verbs | interrupt | interfere in someone else's activity |
| interrupt | make a break / break in | |
| Meaning | Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity. | |
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| Example | "the telephone is an annoying interruption" | |
| Synonym | break | |
| Narrower | dislocation, disruption | An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity |
| eclipse, occultation | One celestial body obscures another | |
| punctuation | Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions | |
| suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something | |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Spanish | interrupción, paréntesis, pausa, receso | |
| Catalan | interrupció, parèntesi, pausa | |
| Meaning | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. | |
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| Synonyms | pause, intermission, break, suspension | |
| Narrower | blackout | A suspension of radio or tv broadcasting |
| caesura | A pause or interruption (as in a conversation) | |
| dead air | An inadvertent interruption in a broadcast / broadcast during which there is no sound | |
| delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait | Time during which some action is awaited | |
| halftime | An intermission between the first and second half of a game / game | |
| lapse | A break or intermission in the occurrence of something | |
| letup, lull | A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished | |
| respite, rest, relief, rest period | A pause for relaxation | |
| time-out | A brief suspension of play | |
| Broader | time interval, interval | A definite length of time marked off by two instants |
| Spanish | interrupción, pausa, suspensión | |
| Catalan | interrupció, pausa, suspensió | |
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