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Interruption (Noun)

Meaning 1

An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Gap
  • Break
  • Disruption

Hypernyms

  • Delay

Hyponyms

  • Interpolation
  • Interpellation
  • Heckling
  • Cut-in
  • Interjection
  • Breaking Off

Related Words

  • Interrupt (verb)

Meaning 2

Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

  • Break

Hypernyms

  • Occurrent
  • Natural Event
  • Occurrence

Hyponyms

  • Hiatus
  • Respite
  • Reprieve
  • Abatement
  • Disruption
  • Occultation

Meaning 3

A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

  • Intermission
  • Break
  • Suspension
  • Pause

Hypernyms

  • Interval
  • Time Interval

Hyponyms

  • Rest
  • Caesura
  • Dead Air
  • Halftime
  • Blackout
  • Lapse
  • Time-out
  • Time Lag
  • Relief
  • Hold
  • Lull
  • Respite
  • Delay
  • Wait
  • Letup
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