Dictionary entry details
• INTERRUPTION (noun)
Meaning:
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
disruption; interruption; gap; break
Context examples:
it was presented without commercial breaks / there was a gap in his account
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)
Meaning:
Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
break; interruption
Context examples:
the telephone is an annoying interruption / there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
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"):
eclipse; occultation (one celestial body obscures another)
abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension (an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)
punctuation (something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions)
dislocation; disruption (an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity)
Meaning:
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
pause; intermission; suspension; interruption; break
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"):
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)
letup; lull (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished)
