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Interruption

/ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/
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(noun) The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

Discussion resumed after a short interruption.
After the interruption I went back to my reading but forgot where I'd left off.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A sudden power outage caused an ____ in the live broadcast of the highly anticipated concert.

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