interrupt

CEFRB1

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To stop someone while they are speaking or doing something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.

Examples

  • Don't interrupt me but hear me out, please.

  • Please don't interrupt me for a while.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

  2. To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

More examples

In context

  • Why did she interrupt me?

  • A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.

  • The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English interrupten, derived from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere (“to break apart/off, interrupt”), from inter (“between”) + rumpere (“to break”).