Interruption

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/

Synonyms for "interruption" (242 found)

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Closest matches (49)

Noun(15 words)

pause break disruption arrestsbreak in schedulebreak routinecaesuras carack cutoff discomfiture disconnections disconnectsdisruption of community structuredisruptions distraction

abeyance arrest arrestation arrestment blockade blockage blocking breach break caesura ceasecease firecease-fire ceasing cessation check chink clearance cloggingclosing up

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closurecoffee breakcold storageconstriction crampday offdelay detainment detention discontinuity disruptiondistance between

Verb(2 words)

disrupt ecosystem servicesdisrupting

Strong matches (72)

disturbance doldrums dormancydouble spacedowntime dropem spaceen spaceencroachment entrance entrenchment fissure fixationfoot draggingfoot-dragging freeboard gaphair spacehalf spacehalf time

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Noun(11 words)

disturbances disturbing flusters gap halts hecklers hiatus hiatuses interjecting intermission intermissions

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Noun(28 words)

interrupt kibosh layoverline disconnectionmoratorium outage outages pauses pausingpower stoppagepreemptionprolonged distractionrecessservice losssetbacks shutdown standstills stasis stopover stopovers

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stoppage stoppages stutter suspending suspension trip tripswater supply disruption

Verb(3 words)

interrupting preemptingshut down

interspace interstice interval intervention intrusion invasion irrelevance irruption jump lacuna lapse latency lateness layoff leap leeway let letup lull margin

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negativismnuisance valueobstruction obstructionism obtrusion occlusion off-time opposition pause plateaupoint of reposeprematurity quiescence quiescencyquiet spellrecess relief remission rent repression resistance respite restresting pointrestraint restriction retardation retardment rift room rupture setbacksingle spacespacespace betweensplit squeezestand downstand-down stay stop stopping stranglehold stricture suppression surcease suspensiontime intervaltime offtime outtrespass trespassing truce unfavorableness unfitness unfittingness unfortunatenessunlawful entryunpropitiousness unripeness unseasonableness unsuitability untimeliness vacation wrongness

Adjective(5 words)

loud noiseprolonged stoppagetemporary disconnectiontemporary immobilitiesverbal interruption

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

delay event happening holdup intervalnatural eventoccurrence occurrenttime interval

More specific

3 entries

hiatus intermission outage

Collocations

5 entries

brief interruptionpower interruptionscheduled interruptionservice interruptionsudden interruption

Inflections

1 entries

interruptions

Derivations

8 entries

interrupt interrupted interrupter interruptible interrupting interruptive interruptively interrupts

Sample sentences

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The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.

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Discussion resumed after a short interruption.

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After the interruption I went back to my reading but forgot where I'd left off.

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Sorry for the interruption.

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