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- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
interrupts, interrupting, interrupted |
| definition 1: |
If you are speaking and your brother interrupts you, it means that he breaks into what you are saying before you are finished saying it. If you interrupt someone when they are working, you do something that makes them stop working for a while.
My dad doesn't like it when we interrupt him when he's talking.- similar words:
- bother, disturb, interfere with
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| definition 2: |
When one thing interrupts another thing, it makes it stop suddenly and usually without anyone expecting it. If a thunderstorm interrupts electric service, it means that the storm stops electric service.
A bird flying into the room interrupted the class.The TV show was interrupted by a weather warning.- synonyms:
- halt, stop, suspend
- similar words:
- break, disturb
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| related words: |
arrest, still, stop, trouble |
| derivations: |
interruptible (adj.), interruptive (adj.) |
The word interrupt
contains the following parts:
inter-
Latin
prefix
that means between, among
  Example words:
interact, interactive, intercept, interfere, intermediate, intermission, international, internet, interpret, interrogate, interrupt, intersect, intersection, interstate
rupt
Latin
root
that means to break, burst
Example words:
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