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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
interrupts, interrupting, interrupted |
| definition 1: |
to cause to stop; break off.
Loud banging on the door interrupted the conversation.I'm sorry to interrupt your meeting, but this call is urgent.- synonyms:
- halt, stop, suspend, terminate
- similar words:
- abort, break, discontinue, disturb
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| definition 2: |
to break the continuity of (someone) acting or speaking, esp. with a request or remark.
A heckler interrupted the politician in the middle of her speech.Please don't interrupt me when I'm working.- similar words:
- bother, butt in, disturb, interfere with, obstruct
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| related words: |
adjourn, arrest, crack, heckle, relieve, rest, stall, still, stop, trouble, violate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to break the continuity of what someone is doing or saying.
I don't like it when waiters are constantly interrupting during a meal.- synonyms:
- cut in
- similar words:
- barge in, butt in, chime in, intrude
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| related words: |
encroach, impose, pause, recess |
adverb + (v.)interrupt
abruptly, constantly, continually, frequently, inevitably, momentarily, occasionally, periodically, please, repeatedly, rudely, suddenly, temporarily
(v.)interrupt
+ adverb
angrily, briefly, loud, loudly, regularly, time
(v.)interrupt
+ noun
announcement,
applause,
arrival,
bout,
broadcast,
commercial,
concentration,
cry,
cycle,
daydream,
gunfire,
heckler,
hum,
interrogation,
interval,
knock,
lecture,
meditation,
monologue,
narration,
outbreak,
programming,
protester,
remark,
reverie,
rhythm,
ringing,
routine,
schedule,
scream,
sermon,
session,
shout,
sleep,
telephone,
transmission,
vacation
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a signal that tells a computer to stop running one program in order to run another program with higher priority.
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adjective + (n.)interrupt
external, pending, precise, young
verb + (n.)interrupt
ask, cause, let, occur, point, tell, wait
noun + (n.)interrupt
call,
conversation,
doctor,
father,
flow,
handler,
hardware,
instruction,
line,
logic,
machine,
man,
mechanism,
minute,
moment,
mother,
narrative,
narrator,
others,
phone,
point,
processor,
question,
register,
return,
second,
sound,
story,
switch,
thought,
voice,
woman,
work
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| derivations: |
interruptible (adj.), interruptive (adj.) |
The word interrupt
contains the following parts:
inter-
Latin
prefix
that means between, among
  Example words:
interact, interactive, intercalate, intercede, intercept, interchange, intercollegiate, intercommunity, interconnect, interdependent, interdict, interfere, interferometer, interferon, interfuse, intergroup, interim, interject, interlace, interleave, interlinear, Interlingua, interlock, interlocutor, interloper, interlude, intermediary, intermediate, intermission, intermittent, intermix, intermolecular, international, internet, interpellate, interpolate, interpose, interpret, interracial, interrelate, interrogate, interrupt, intersect, intersection, intersperse, interstate, interstellar, intervene, intervertebral
rupt
Latin
root
that means to break, burst
Example words:
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