Meaning & use

interrupt

verb·Everyday

To stop or break the continuity of an action or speech by intruding suddenly.

See it in a sentence

Please don't interrupt me while I'm explaining the instructions to the group.

A power outage interrupted the broadcast right before the final announcement.

A note on using this word

Interrupt applies both to breaking into a person's speech and to breaking the continuity of a process, event, or signal.

Words with a similar meaning

disruptcut offbreak in

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