interrupt

[in·ter·rupt]

To interrupt someone is to interfere in their activity, disrupt their conversation, or to disturb their peace and quiet.

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To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.

Verb
terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

Verb
destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don''t interrupt me when I''m reading"

Verb
interfere in someone else''s activity; "Please don''t interrupt me while I''m on the phone"

Verb
make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"


v. t.
To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.

v. t.
To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

p. a.
Broken; interrupted.


Interrupt

In`ter*rupt" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.] 1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
Do not interrupt me in my course.
2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

Interrupt

In`ter*rupt", p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.] Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.

To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.

Broken; interrupted.

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Usage Examples

Americans different in some maybe thoughts or emphasis still have the same ideas. They want a government that lets them be free, that leaves them alone, that doesn't interrupt and interfere with every aspect of their life, that lets them go to work and keep more of what they've worked hard to have.

There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing myself to interrupt myself and tell old African folk stories that I made up - or didn't - and Jamaican stories.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

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