uninterrupted

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled uninterupted

US /ˌʌnɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ UK /ˌʌnɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
continuous; without a break

She enjoyed an uninterrupted hour of reading.

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Synonyms

1 adj · continuous; without a break continuous unbroken constant incessant ceaseless steady sustained nonstop

Opposites

interrupted intermittent broken sporadic discontinuous

Word family

Forms uninterruptedlyuninterruptedness

Derived forms uninterruptedly

Related forms interrupt interruption interrupted

Etymology

From un- ('not') + interrupted, past participle of interrupt, from Latin interrumpere ('to break apart'), from inter- ('between') + rumpere ('to break').

un- Old English interrumpere Latin rumpere Latin

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# uninterrupted

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnɪntəˈrʌptɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnɪntəˈrʌptɪd/

## Meanings
1. continuous; without a break

## Examples
- She enjoyed an uninterrupted hour of reading.

## Synonyms
- continuous
- unbroken
- constant
- incessant
- ceaseless
- steady
- sustained
- nonstop

## Antonyms
- interrupted
- intermittent
- broken
- sporadic
- discontinuous

## Derived Forms
- uninterruptedly

## Related Forms
- interrupt
- interruption
- interrupted

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: interrumpere
- Root: rumpere

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + interrupted, past participle of interrupt, from Latin interrumpere ('to break apart'), from inter- ('between') + rumpere ('to break').

## AI Etymology
Uninterrupted is from un- ('not') + interrupted, past participle of interrupt, from Latin interrumpere ('to break apart'), from inter- ('between') + rumpere ('to break'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), interrumpere (Latin), and rumpere (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers continuous; without a break. The wider family includes derived forms such as uninterruptedly and related words such as interrupt, interruption, and interrupted.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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