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interrupt

[ verb in-tuh-ruhpt; noun in-tuh-ruhpt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).

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  2. to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something:

    He interrupted his work to answer the bell.

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  3. to stop (a person) in the midst of doing or saying something, especially by an interjected remark:

    May I interrupt you to comment on your last remark?

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verb (used without object)

  1. to cause a break or discontinuance; interfere with action or speech, especially by interjecting a remark:

    Please don't interrupt.

noun

  1. Computers. a hardware signal that breaks the flow of program execution and transfers control to a predetermined storage location so that another procedure can be followed or a new operation carried out.

interrupt

/ ˌɪԳəˈʌ /

verb

  1. to break the continuity of (an action, event, etc) or hinder (a person) by intrusion
  2. tr to cease to perform (some action)
  3. tr to obstruct (a view)
  4. to prevent or disturb (a conversation, discussion, etc) by questions, interjections, or comment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the signal to initiate the stopping of the running of one computer program in order to run another, after which the running of the original program is usually continued
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٱˈܱپ, adjective
  • ˌԳٱˈܱپly, adverb
  • ˌԳٱˈܱپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·ܱĻ· adverb
  • t·ܱĻ·Ա noun
  • t·ܱi· adjective
  • t·ܱt adjective
  • ԴDzi·ٱ·ܱi· adjective
  • ԴDzi·ٱ·ܱt adjective
  • i·ٱ·ܱ verb
  • -t·ܱiԲ adjective
  • ܲi·ٱ·ܱi· adjective
  • ܲi·ٱ·ܱiԲ adjective
  • ܲi·ٱ·ܱt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of interrupt1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English interrupten, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere “to break apart,” equivalent to inter- “between, among, together” + rup-, variant stem of rumpere “to burst” + -tus past participle suffix; inter-, rupture
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of interrupt1

C15: from Latin interrumpere , from inter- + rumpere to break
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Synonym Study

Interrupt, discontinue, suspend imply breaking off something temporarily or permanently. Interrupt may have either meaning: to interrupt a meeting. To discontinue is to stop or leave off, often permanently: to discontinue a building program. To suspend is to break off relations, operations, proceedings, privileges, etc., for a certain period of time, usually with the stipulation that they will be resumed at a stated time: to suspend operations during a strike.
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Ovechkin's feat is all the more remarkable given that his season was interrupted for a few weeks when he broke his leg in November.

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Ahmed al-Sharaa's attempts to reassure the country's minorities were interrupted in early March by an explosion of violence in Syria's coastal region – a stronghold of the former regime.

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And the fall of the Assad regime in Syria has interrupted Iran's land corridor to Lebanon - and Hezbollah.

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Does the whole Ratliff family decide to move into the Buddhist center only to be thrown out when Saxon interrupts meditation time with a very loud blender?

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While the Trump administration has said many of these cuts are intended to reduce federal spending and downsize the federal workforce, many researchers say it is interrupting scientific research.

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