Definitions for interruption



Overview of noun interruption

The noun interruption has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) break, interruption, disruption, gap

(an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account")

2. (1) interruption, break

(some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt")

3. pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension

(a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)

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