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      interruption
      noun
      The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
      A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
      (linguistics) the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.
      Roots
      interinter- · Latin · between, withinrumpo-rupt · Latin · break
      Synonyms for interruption
      disruptionnpausenintermissionnbreakvsuspensionndowntimeninterludenletupncessationndiscontinuityndelaynhiatusn
      Words related to interruption
      interruptedadjinterruptingvinterruptsvintermitvdiscontinuanceninterruptiveadjuninterruptedadjuninterruptibleadjdiscontinuationnstoppagendisruptedadjinterrupterninterpellantadjoutagendisconnectingvdisconnectionnunscheduledadjabruptionndisruptsvcontinuatevnonoccurrencendisruptingvdisunitingvrecommencementndiscontinuevintermittentadjresumptionnnoncontinuousadj

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      Where does interruption come from?

      The word interruption breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -rupt, from Latin rumpo (“break”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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