interruption B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #14478 Meanings 1 noun something that stops an activity for a while. The telephone is an annoying interruption when I'm trying to work. 2 noun a pause or gap in something that was continuing. After a short interruption, the match continued. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · something that stops an... break 2 noun · a pause or gap in something... hiatus More moratoriumpauserecess Word family Forms interruptions Derived forms interruptionlessmanterruptionself-interruptionuninterruption Common collocations annoying interruption Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio. interrupcioun Middle English interrupcion Old French interruptio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # interruption **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 14478 ## Meanings 1. something that stops an activity for a while. 2. a pause or gap in something that was continuing. ## Examples - The telephone is an annoying interruption when I'm trying to work. - After a short interruption, the match continued. ## Synonyms - moratorium - pause - recess ## Derived Forms - interruptionless - manterruption - self-interruption - uninterruption ## Roots and Affixes - Root: interrupcioun - Root: interrupcion - Root: interruptio ## Etymology From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio. ## AI Etymology Interruption comes from Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown