Associations to the word «Interruption»

Wiktionary

INTERRUPTION, noun. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
INTERRUPTION, noun. A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

Dictionary definition

INTERRUPTION, noun. An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account".
INTERRUPTION, noun. Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt".
INTERRUPTION, noun. A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle