Vocabulary Entry

interrupt

|verb • noun

verb

To stop or break the continuity of something.

Example Sentences

"Please do not interrupt the speaker during the presentation."

"I had to interrupt my reading to answer the phone."

"He tends to interrupt when others are talking."

noun

Example Sentences

"The meeting was filled with frequent interruptions."

"Her call was an unwelcome interruption to my quiet morning."

"We experienced some interruptions in the power supply."