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An interruption is a speech action when one person breaks in to interject while another person is talking. Linguists, social psychologists, anthropologists
Interruption_(speech)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up interruption in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Interruption may refer to: Interruption (speech), a speech event when one person breaks in to
Interruption
Artificial production of human speech
See media help. Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and
Speech_synthesis
Introductory speech of a newly elected member of a legislature
countries, such as in the Netherlands, that maiden speeches should not be subjected to interruption or interjection, and should not be attacked or dismissed
Maiden_speech
Category of speech including interrupted utterances or filler words
distinguished from a fluency disorder like stuttering with an interruption of fluency of speech, accompanied by "excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle
Speech_disfluency
American actor and comedian (born 1970)
mother interrupted acceptance speeches that went on too long. Some on social media cited the moment when Anderson's mother interrupted a speech given by
Anthony_Anderson
2026 visit by the British monarch
state visit: Trump interrupts speech to hail Rory McIlroy". Sky News. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026. "Donald Trump interrupts speech to praise Rory
State visit by Charles III to the United States
State_visit_by_Charles_III_to_the_United_States
Nijmegen from 2000 to 2005. Her dissertation was entitled Disfluency: Interrupting speech and gesture. She then worked as a Marie Curie postdoctoral work Stanford
Mandana_Seyfeddinipur
Literary technique used to persuade
A literary device, literary technique, figure of speech, rhetorical device, stylistic device, or trope is any deliberate strategy of using language that
Literary_device
Brazilian politician (born 1984)
Júnior's speech. Duarte Júnior had already been interrupted various times by Brunini and that it was to the extent that one of these interruptions led one
Abilio_Brunini
order List of speeches List of Latin phrases (full) Orator The exact nature of the event is uncertain. "LacusCurtius • ps‑Sallust — Speech to Caesar". penelope
List of ancient Roman speeches
List_of_ancient_Roman_speeches
Attempted coup in the Roman republic in 63 BC
descending. The interrupting speech was the Fourth Catilinarian. Berry 2020, p. 191 believes the speech as preserved to be fictitious: the speech is too long
Catilinarian_conspiracy
Verbal harasser
shout discouraging comments at a performance or event, or to interrupt set-piece speeches, with the intent of disturbing performers or participants. Although
Heckler
American fashion designer and entrepreneur (1980–2021)
different types of furniture. For example, Abloh created a "Door Stop Interruption" on a chair by adding a doorstop on one of the chair legs to make it
Virgil_Abloh
1863 speech by Abraham Lincoln
dedication speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The speech has come
Gettysburg_Address
Monarch's speech outlining governmental agenda and opening the legislative session
A speech from the throne, or crown speech, is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign, or their representative, reads a prepared
Speech_from_the_throne
1952 television address by Richard Nixon
The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made on September 23, 1952, by then-Senator Richard Nixon, six weeks before the 1952 United States presidential
Checkers_speech
1995 novel by José Saramago
to stream of consciousness. Saramago avoids using quotations to signify speech, instead relying on inline text, and the usage of capitalization to signify
Death_with_Interruptions
the interruption occurred. Others expressed their distaste in politics as a direct result of the event. It was noted that a previous interruption of Walt
1993 interruption of DuckTales in Hungary
1993_interruption_of_DuckTales_in_Hungary
Turkish-born Dutch auditory scientist
2016, she has published numerous studies on phonemic restoration and interrupted speech in listeners with hearing impairment. More recently, her work has
Deniz_Başkent
1989 popular uprising in Romania
continue to defend socialist Romania as before. In all, following the interruption, the speech and the associated exhortations continued for over 13 minutes,
Romanian_revolution
Speech on American health care reform
bringing costs down. The President's speech lasted 47 minutes and contained 5,614 words. It was briefly interrupted by a cry of "You lie!" from Republican
September 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress
September_2009_Barack_Obama_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress
1963 speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin
Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner) speech Speech from the Rathaus Schöneberg by John F. Kennedy, June 26, 1963. Duration 9:01; "Ich bin ein Berliner"
Ich_bin_ein_Berliner
Type of organization in conversation and discourse
interruption, however, is not due to female interlocutors' lack of desire or initiative to speak and be heard in a conversation. "Deep" interruption,
Turn-taking
Unexpected change in the syntactical structure of the sentence
sentences interrupted midway, where there is a change in the syntactical structure of the sentence and of intended meaning following the interruption. As rhetorical
Anacoluthon
1972 speech by Jimmy Reid
"Alienation" (also known as the rat race speech) was Jimmy Reid's inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow. Reid's election in October
Alienation_(speech)
Form of language used for a particular purpose or in a particular communicative situation
the same every time it is spoken. Formal: One-way participation; no interruption; technical vocabulary or exact definitions are important; includes presentations
Register_(sociolinguistics)
Legislative Assembly election in Indian state of Gujarat
original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022. "Watch: Man Interrupts Speech In Gujarat, Then Rahul Gandhi Does This..." NDTV.com. Archived from
2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
2022_Gujarat_Legislative_Assembly_election
Deviation from the apparently intended form of an utterance
in the conversation to prevent interruption. There seems to be a hesitant stage and fluent stage that suggest speech has different levels of production
Speech_error
American feminist and queer philosopher (born 1956)
Passing by Nella Larsen. In Excitable Speech: A Politics of the Performative, Butler surveys the problems of hate speech and censorship. They argue that censorship
Judith_Butler
Open source speech synthesis system
end-of-speech markers. Gnopernicus uses these in a number of places: to know when text should and should not be interrupted, to better concatenate speech, and
FreeTTS
American award ceremony
West being superimposed onto other images with text in the style of his interruption as a snowclone ("X is one of the greatest Y of all time", or variants
2009_MTV_Video_Music_Awards
Japanese human rights activist (born 1948)
26 April 1970, when they stormed the stage at a Bikyōtō rally, interrupting speeches to introduce the group while wearing white helmets with "S.E.X."
Tomoko_Yonezu
American politician (1908–1957)
McCarthy suddenly rose to national fame in February 1950 when he asserted in a speech that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy
Joseph_McCarthy
Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
power". He mentioned the economist Jeffrey Sachs bringing the matter up in a speech at Columbia University. Malcomson listed some of the ways in which Shakira
Shakira
1791 amendment limiting government restriction of civil liberties
that the school could not restrict symbolic speech that did not "materially and substantially" interrupt school activities. Justice Abe Fortas wrote:
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Speech spoken to oneself
Private speech is speech spoken to oneself. It can be done for communication, self-guidance, and behavioral self-regulation. Children have been observed
Private_speech
2025 speech criticizing European leadership and policies
2025, US vice president JD Vance delivered a speech at the 61st Munich Security Conference. In his speech, Vance argued that Europe's principal danger
2025 JD Vance speech at the Munich Security Conference
2025_JD_Vance_speech_at_the_Munich_Security_Conference
phenomenon where under certain conditions, sounds actually missing from a speech signal can be restored by the brain and may appear to be heard. The effect
Phonemic_restoration_effect
2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
cancel his tour appearance, but university officials permitted the speech, citing free speech and open discussion policies. Preventable flaws in how the event
Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. Her acceptance speech was interrupted by the rapper Kanye West, an incident that became the subject of
Taylor_Swift
Usage of punctuation
Commas are also often used before and after the interruption, more often for quotations of speech than for quotations of text: "Everything", said Hal
Quotation_marks_in_English
Visual representation of speech sounds
phonetic script or phonetic notation) is the visual representation of speech sounds (or phonetics) by means of symbols. The most common type of phonetic
Phonetic_transcription
Model socio-linguistic study
is appropriate (see also code-switching), and when interrupting is acceptable. For example, speech events in the classroom have particular implicit rules
SPEAKING
Social media post by Volodymyr Zelenskyy
embodiment" of the principle. The phrase and a longer excerpt from the speech have featured on merchandise. On November 23, 2022, after a massive missile
Without_you_(post)
Public high school
Reid (March 27, 2009). "Foothill grad wants Supreme Court ruling on interrupted speech". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 5, 2012. "Clark County School
Foothill High School (Henderson, Nevada)
Foothill_High_School_(Henderson,_Nevada)
Disorder of thought form, content or stream
delusional thoughts), word salad, delusions, derailment, pressured speech, poverty of speech, tangentiality, verbigeration, and thought blocking. One of the
Thought_disorder
Music industry feud
and later revealed that he thought West's interruption was a rehearsed skit. Shortly after the interruption, Swift performed "You Belong With Me" for
Taylor_Swift–Kanye_West_feud
1967 Romanian natalist decree
Decree No. 770 of October 1, 1966, on Measures to Regulate Pregnancy Interruption Romanian: Decret Nr. 770 din 1 octombrie 1966 - pentru reglementarea
Decree_770
Utterances with fixed forms and often non-literal meaning
Formulaic language (previously known as automatic speech or embolalia) is a linguistic term for verbal expressions that are fixed in form, often non-literal
Formulaic_language
1984 speech by New York Governor Mario Cuomo
is a speech given by New York Governor Mario Cuomo on July 16, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California. The speech captured
A_Tale_of_Two_Cities_(speech)
U.S. political event held in Cleveland, Ohio
the final day of the convention, Donald Trump's acceptance speech was briefly interrupted by Code Pink activist Medea Benjamin. The demonstrations were
2016 Republican National Convention
2016_Republican_National_Convention
American anti-nuclear activist
assembled in the desert near the Nevada Test Site for a series of concerts and speeches organized by Springer. On April 13, many participants traveled to Las Vegas
Richard_Springer
Midwestern English interjection expressing surprise or mild apology
expressing mild surprise at unexpected information ("Ope!"), and softening an interruption ("Ope, didn't mean to cut you off"). Perry described ope as "barely a
Ope_(interjection)
Long horizontal line punctuation mark
Shakespeare, dashes are attested that indicate a thinking pause, interruption, mid-speech realization, or change of subject. The dashes are variously longer
Dash
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
unpopular among many Americans, and the speech was mainly directed at a European audience. In an attempt to keep the speech out of American papers, journalists
Marshall_Plan
American politician (born 1947)
Committee and an assistant Republican whip. In September 2009, Wilson interrupted a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama to a joint session of Congress, shouting
Joe_Wilson
They're So Dark". StyleCaster. "Turkish MP who suffered heart attack during speech in parliament dies". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-04-12. Roshwald, Aviel (2006)
List_of_last_words
Speeches delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.
"The Other America" is a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. delivered in various forms at least five times from 1967 until 1968. It was first given in its
The_Other_America_(speech)
Association football tournament in Russia
At the start of the ceremony, Russian president Vladimir Putin gave a speech, welcoming the countries of the world to Russia and calling football a uniting
2018_FIFA_World_Cup
American political candidate (born 1993 or 1994)
Jewish Voice for Peace, Avila Chevalier said the university should "protect speech and protect the right of faculty and students to address these issues in
Darializa_Avila_Chevalier
Roman politician, consul in 455 BC, decemvir in 451 BC
Gallerie Pontificie Lynewood Smith, Daniel (2012), The Rhetoric of Interruption: Speech-Making, Turn-Taking, and Rule-Breaking in Luke-Acts and Ancient Greek
Titus Romilius Rocus Vaticanus
Titus_Romilius_Rocus_Vaticanus
From his first speech in 1919 in Munich until the last speech in February 1945, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, gave a total
List of speeches given by Adolf Hitler
List_of_speeches_given_by_Adolf_Hitler
2015 phrase by German chancellor Angela Merkel
wollen das gar nicht schaffen" (English: "we don't want to do it") during a speech in Erfurt. There was also opposition in among left-wing parties; Boris Palmer
Wir_schaffen_das
2019 Ukrainian presidential inauguration
Russian for some sentences in this part of his speech, leading Oleh Liashko to shout an interruption; Zelenskyy responded sarcastically by thanking Liashko
Inauguration of Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Inauguration_of_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
Peace and human rights advocate
24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. Sam Walton on X Interruption of Vince cable's speech Interview in OpenDemocracy Interview in The Independent Speaking
Sam_Walton_(peace_activist)
American political campaign
the pastor, Faith Green Timmons, interrupted him as he criticized Clinton, asking him not to "give a political speech". Trump complied. No Fortune 100
Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign
Donald_Trump_2016_presidential_campaign
Software company
is a software company that specializes in developing natural-sounding speech synthesis software using deep learning. It was founded in 2022 by Polish
ElevenLabs
American public school in North Carolina
was interrupted and pulled off the stage by Clayton High School Principal Melissa Moore Hubbard, and returned to her seat. The video of the speech and
Clayton High School (North Carolina)
Clayton_High_School_(North_Carolina)
President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015
played an electric guitar. As she had in 2007, she gave a conciliatory speech. When she first took office, Fernández de Kirchner replaced the previous
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina_Fernández_de_Kirchner
Phase since 2022 of war ongoing since 2014
wave of Russian nationalism. Analyst Vladimir Socor called Putin's 2014 speech following the annexation a "manifesto of Greater Russia irredentism." Putin
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Socratic dialogue by Plato
dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable Athenian men attending a banquet. The men include
Symposium_(Plato)
Canadian electronic music duo
Patch, Nick, "Montreal's Beast shocked by Grammy nod; hoping Kanye interrupts speech", The Canadian Press, Jan 29, 2009 Retrieved Feb 1, 2010 Aikman, Jennifer
Beast_(Canadian_band)
Topics referred to by the same term
accompaniment Non-lexical vocalization in music Speech disfluency, an utterance that interrupts the normal flow of speech Vocalization of consonantal text, the
Vocalization
Speech and communication disorder
Cluttering is a speech and communication disorder characterized by a rapid rate of speech, erratic rhythm, and poor syntax or grammar, making speech difficult
Cluttering
King's Landing and take the Iron Throne by force. She then declares in her speech to her Dothraki and Unsullied that they are not going to end the war, but
List of Game of Thrones characters
List_of_Game_of_Thrones_characters
SpeechWorks was a company founded in Boston in 1994 by speech recognition pioneer Mike Phillips and Bill O'Farrell. The Boston-based company developed
SpeechWorks
Live-television incident in 2022
presentation without further interruption. Later that evening, Smith won Best Actor for his role in King Richard. In his acceptance speech, he apologized to the
Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
Chris_Rock–Will_Smith_slapping_incident
Daughter of Ali and Fatima (626–682)
Balaghat al-nisa' attributes to Zaynab a speech in the court of Yazid, where she is said to have interrupted the caliph's insults and addressed his court
Zaynab_bint_Ali
2014 aircraft disappearance
only a few reasons the SDU would transmit this request, such as a power interruption, software failure, loss of critical systems providing input to the SDU
Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370
Miller, G. A.; Licklider, J. C. R. (1950). "The Intelligibility of Interrupted Speech". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 22 (2): 167–173
Auditory_science
all costs. After The Governor secretly kills Caesar and Pete, he gives a speech to the majority of the camp survivors about the prison and its inhabitants
List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters
List_of_The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)_characters
Triple-dot punctuation mark
parentheses or square brackets. An unbracketed ellipsis indicates an interruption or pause in speech. The syntactic rules for ellipses are standardized by the 1983
Ellipsis
Discussion on the merits of a pending question
facts spoken in debate does not justify an interruption). An example of an appropriate situation to interrupt a speaker is if the speaker is starting to
Debate (parliamentary procedure)
Debate_(parliamentary_procedure)
American singer (1958–2009)
Slash. The first show was marred by technical lapses, and the crowd booed a speech by Marlon Brando. 45 million people watched the television broadcast of
Michael_Jackson
President of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
2018. Krygier, Rachelle; Faiola, Anthony (4 August 2018). "Maduro speech interrupted by explosions in what Venezuelan government calls a 'failed attack'"
Nicolás_Maduro
mysterious villain threatened them, but regained his resolve thanks to a speech from his favorite hero, Crimson Riot. Tsuyu Asui (蛙吹 梅雨, Asui Tsuyu) / Froppy
List of My Hero Academia characters
List_of_My_Hero_Academia_characters
Leader of Czechoslovakia from 1987 to 1989
and, after obtaining his degree in 1958, his career continued without interruption, undisturbed even during the 1968 Prague Spring period. After the Soviet
Miloš_Jakeš
to do it. Toni suggests the Winchesters run and watches Sam's rallying speech to the American hunters with apparent interest. Toni agrees to help Dean
List of Supernatural and The Winchesters characters
List_of_Supernatural_and_The_Winchesters_characters
American activist and organizer (born 1980)
Gandhi, and Dolores Huerta. On September 28, 2023, he interrupted President Joe Biden during a speech at the Tempe Center for the Arts, shouting "Why have
Kai_Newkirk
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
of the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and helped organize two of the three Selma to Montgomery marches during
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Cast of American crime drama TV series
visits Ralph after the stable fire though, Ralph mentions that only Justin's speech will be affected and that he will have to learn how to talk again. Joseph
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
American conservative political commentator (born 1969)
attempting to exploit the assassination of Charlie Kirk to suppress free speech in the United States. Carlson is a frequent critic of immigration, and has
Tucker_Carlson
1994 American television film
not cease. Chounard and Hastings' speech is aired on the broadcast in stereo, and Vanocur recognizes the combined speech as "one hundred and forty seven
Without_Warning_(1994_film)
Monologue spoken by an Academy Award winner
statement made in a speech have attracted attention in the media. In Angelina Jolie's Best Supporting Actress speech in 2000 for Girl, Interrupted, she said, "I'm
Oscar_speech
him to use the alias of Gyukimaru (牛鬼丸, Gyūkimaru) and gain the power of speech. When his daimyo companion Shimotsuki Ushimaru died, Onimaru joined the
List_of_One_Piece_characters
British politician and broadcaster (born 1964)
House judiciary committee about the state of free speech in the UK; he criticised British hate speech laws and the implementation of the Online Safety
Nigel_Farage
System of phonetic notation
representation for the sounds of speech. The IPA is used by linguists, lexicographers, foreign language students and teachers, speech–language pathologists, singers
International Phonetic Alphabet
International_Phonetic_Alphabet
Country in East Asia
political repression, torture, indefinite detention, restrictions on free speech and religious practice, excessive use of capital punishment, and the persecution
China
of Donald Trump's support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a speech given to 50,000 Indian-Americans during his 2019 visit to the US, Modi praised
2020 United States presidential election
2020_United_States_presidential_election
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INTERRUPTION SPEECH
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Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of An Angel meaning season, Love and saint, Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ruthvika | à®°à¯à®¤à¯à®µà¯€à®•ாÂ
Speech
Ruthvika | à®°à¯à®¤à¯à®µà¯€à®•ாÂ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Second name of four vedas. means holistic in speech and deed
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech, **
Boy/Male
Tamil
God of speech Lord Brahma
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of speech
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vachaspati | வாசஸà¯à®ªà®¤à®¿
Lord of speech
Vachaspati | வாசஸà¯à®ªà®¤à®¿
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hrutvi | ஹà¯à®°à¯à®¤à®µà¯€Â
Name of An Angel meaning season, Love and saint, Speech
Hrutvi | ஹà¯à®°à¯à®¤à®µà¯€Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Knowledge, Wisdom, Speech, Hymn, Goddess
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vanisree | வாநீஸà¯à®°à¯€
Speech, Goddess Saraswati
Vanisree | வாநீஸà¯à®°à¯€
Girl/Female
Indian
Speech, Powerful, Heaven and earth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vagindra | வாகிநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Lord of speech
Vagindra | வாகிநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Boy/Male
Tamil
Name of An Angel meaning season, Love and saint, Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brihati | பà¯à®°à¯€à®¹à®¤à¯€
Speech, Powerful, Heaven and earth
INTERRUPTION SPEECH
INTERRUPTION SPEECH
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Having Bluish Green Eyes
Boy/Male
Welsh
Large village; goodly town.
Male
Welsh
Old Welsh epithet belonging to Uther Pendragon, possibly GORLASSAR means "above the blue" or "higher than the sky."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of Goddess Lakshmi, Home
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Girl/Female
English
Graceful
Male
French
Norman French name derived from German Otto, OTES means "wealthy."
Female
Danish
, Sun-way.
Girl/Female
Indian
Good luck
Male
Native American
Variant of Cheyenne Voistitoevitz, VOISTTITOEVETZ means "white cow."
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n.
The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy.
n.
The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.
n.
The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.
a.
Interpelling; interrupting.
n.
The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition.
n.
Incorruption.
v. t.
A fault or interruption in a stratum.
adv.
In a continuous maner; without interruption.
n.
A cutting off, through, or asunder; interruption.
n.
Interception; a stopping / obstruction.
n.
Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
a.
Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance.
v. i.
To utter a sentiment by way of interruption.
adv.
With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously.
n.
Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.
v. t.
To slide with interruption.
n.
Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.
a.
Tending to interrupt; interrupting.
n.
Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
n.
Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.