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INTERRUPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
Example:
there was a gap in his account
Synonyms:
break; disruption; gap; interruption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interruption" is a kind of...):
delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "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)
interjection; interpellation; interpolation; interposition (the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts)
abruption; breaking off (an instance of sudden interruption)
barracking; heckling (shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree)
Derivation:
interrupt (interfere in someone else's activity)
interrupt (make a break in)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
Example:
there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
Synonyms:
break; interruption
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("interruption" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interruption"):
dislocation; disruption (an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity)
punctuation (something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions)
abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension (an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)
eclipse; occultation (one celestial body obscures another)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Synonyms:
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("interruption" is a kind of...):
interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interruption"):
letup; lull (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished)
time-out (a brief suspension of play)
relief; respite; rest; rest period (a pause for relaxation)
halftime (an intermission between the first and second half of a game)
delay; hold; postponement; time lag; wait (time during which some action is awaited)
dead air (an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound)
caesura (a pause or interruption (as in a conversation))
blackout (a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting)
lapse (a break or intermission in the occurrence of something)
Context examples:
Terminology associated with the reason for treatment interruption codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).
(CDISC SDTM Reason for Treatment Interruption Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
Speech was always easy with her, and these interruptions would have puzzled her had she not decided that it was because he was a remarkable type.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Neptune and Jupiter will remain within close mathematical significance until mid-November without interruption.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
When we sleep, the oxygen level in our blood drops, due to interruptions in breathing.
(Researchers identify genetic variations linked to oxygen drops during sleep, National Institutes of Health)
Necrotic changes in the bone tissue due to interruption of blood supply.
(Avascular Necrosis of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)
But a singular interruption brought us to a standstill.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This leads to an interruption of the bacterial cell wall and causes bacterial cell lysis.
(Cloxacillin, NCI Thesaurus)
"There was Moklan," Ebbits repeated, ignoring the interruption.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Continually recurring or continuing without interruption.
(Constant, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal coagulation properties of the blood.
(Coagulation Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
