interruption

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
  2. noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
  3. noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Etymology

From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.

In classic literature

Synonyms

break, disruption, gap

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