interruption

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noun

1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (Freq. 5)
- it was presented without commercial breaks
- there was a gap in his account
• Syn:
break, disruption, gap
• Derivationally related forms:
disrupt (for: disruption), interrupt
• Hypernyms:
delay, holdup
• Hyponyms:
cut-in, insert, interjection, interposition, interpolation,
interpellation, breaking off, abruption, heckling, barracking
2. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (Freq. 1)
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
• Syn:
break
• Derivationally related forms:
break (for: break)
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
• Hyponyms:
dislocation, disruption, punctuation, suspension, respite,
reprieve, hiatus, abatement, eclipse, occultation
3. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
• Syn:
pause, intermission, break, suspension
• Derivationally related forms:
suspend (for: suspension), break (for: break), pause (for: pause)
• Hypernyms:
time interval, interval
• Hyponyms:
lapse, blackout, caesura, dead air, delay,
hold, time lag, postponement, wait, halftime, respite,
rest, relief, rest period, time-out, letup, lull

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pause, intermission, break, suspension, disruption, gap