Meaning & use
interruption
Something that stops an activity or process for a short time before it can continue.
See it in a sentence
The meeting continued without interruption for almost two hours.
A brief power interruption reset all the clocks in the house.
A note on using this word
Can refer to being cut off while speaking or to any process being temporarily halted.
Words with a similar meaning
disruptionbreak
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