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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of interrumpere, from rumpere 'to break' |
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in‧ter‧rupt
1 [intransitive and transitive] to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc : Will you stop interrupting me! Sorry to interrupt, but I need to ask you to come downstairs.
Will you stop interrupting me!Sorry to interrupt, but I need to ask you to come downstairs.2 [transitive] to make a process or activity stop temporarily : My studies were interrupted by the war.
My studies were interrupted by the war.3 [transitive] if something interrupts a line, surface, view etc it stops it from being continuous
—interruption noun [uncountable and countable] We can talk here without interruption.
! Do not use interruption to mean a short period when students or workers can stop working and relax. Use break instead: Between the two classes there is a 15 minute break. noun [uncountable and countable] We can talk here without interruption.