1. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] make a break in.
Synonyms
- block
- take time off
- break in
- burst upon
- take off
- burst in on
- cut in
- chisel in
- interject
- heckle
- put aside
- break off
- put away
- punctuate
- disrupt
- inject
- cut off
- pause
- chime in
- stop
- break up
- discontinue
- cut
- jam
- intermit
- barge in
- butt in
- stop over
- put in
- interpose
- come in
- break
Antonyms
- add
- stop
- attach
- play up
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Interrupt
- disrupt
- abrupt
- erupt
- corrupt
- upped
How do you spell interrupt? Is it inturrupt ?
A common misspelling of interrupt is inturrupt
Example sentences of the word interrupt
1. Noun, singular or mass
The dealer will install a payment device -- an electronic starter interrupt -- in the car.
2. Verb, base form
When you wire a switch to a 120-volt circuit, it functions to interrupt a single hot wire.
Quotes containing the word interrupt
1. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
- Napoléon Bonaparte
2. Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting.
- Winston S. Churchill
3. Well I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
2. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] destroy the peace or tranquility of.
Synonyms
- act
- disturb
Antonyms
- bring to
- unfreeze
- unblock
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)
3. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] interfere in someone else's activity.
Synonyms
- cut short
- disrupt
- cut in
- barge in
- break in
- butt in
- put in
- chime in
Antonyms
- ability
- end
- arrive
- dress
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)
4. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] terminate.
Synonyms
- cut short
- terminate
- hold on
- break off
- break short
- suspend
- stop
- end
- break
Antonyms
- free
- natural object
- unstuff
- show
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)
5. interrupt
noun. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out.
Antonyms
- unclog
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)