Definition of interruption

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Interruption (n.) Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption..

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Discontinuance :: Discontinuance (n.) That technical interruption of the proceedings in pleading in an action, which follows where a defendant does not answer the whole of the plaintiff's declaration, and the plaintiff omits to take judgment for the part unanswered..
Stammerer :: Stammer (n.) Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter..
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition..
Break :: Break (v. t.) An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc..
Break :: Break (v. t.) An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation..
Suspensor :: Suspensive (a.) Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful..
Continuous :: Continuous (a.) Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity..
Stasis :: Stasimon (n.) In the Greek tragedy, a song of the chorus, continued without the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics..
Pause :: Pause (n.) A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Course :: Course (n.) Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race..
Jump :: Jump (n.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
Continual :: Continual (a.) Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding.
Violation :: Violation (n.) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance..
Interposer :: Interposer (n.) One who, or that which, interposes or intervenes; an obstacle or interruption; a mediator or agent between parties..
Slidder :: Slidder (v. t.) To slide with interruption.
Successive :: Successive (a.) Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer..
Interruptedly :: Interruptedly (adv.) With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously.
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation.
Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
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