What is another word for interrupt?
Synonyms for interrupt
ˌɪn təˈrʌpt; ˈɪn təˌrʌptin·ter·rupt
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Wiktionary
interruptnoun
interruptverb
to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly.
A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.
interruptverb
The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
interrupt
To hinder is to keep from action, progress, motion, or growth, or to make such action, progress, motion, or growth later in beginning or completion than it would otherwise have been. An action is prevented by anything that comes in before it to make it impossible; it is hindered by anything that keeps it from either beginning or ending so soon as it otherwise would, or as expected or intended. It is more common, however, to say that the start is delayed, the progress hindered. An action that is hindered does not take place at the appointed or appropriate time; that which is prevented does not take place at all; to hinder a thing long enough may amount to preventing it. A railroad-train may be hindered by a snow-storm from arriving on time; it may by special order be prevented from starting. To retard is simply to make slow by any means whatever. To obstruct is to hinder, or possibly to prevent advance or passage by putting something in the way; to oppose or resist is to hinder, or possibly to prevent by directly contrary or hostile action, resist being the stronger term and having more suggestion of physical force; obstructed roads hinder the march of an enemy, tho there may be no force strong enough to oppose it; one opposes a measure, a motion, an amendment, or the like; it is a criminal offense to resist an officer in the discharge of his duty; the physical system may resist the attack of disease or the action of a remedy. Compare CONQUER; IMPEDIMENT; OBSTRUCT.
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Synonyms:
baffle, balk, bar, block, check, clog, counteract, delay, embarrass, encumber, foil, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct, oppose, prevent, resist, retard, stay, stop, thwartPreposition:
Hinder one in his progress; from acting promptly; by opposition.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
interrupt
Synonyms:
break, disconnect, discontinue, intersect, disturb, stop, hinder
Princeton's WordNet
interruptverb
a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut offverb
make a break in
"We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Synonyms:
fragmentise, fragmentize, amputate, decompose, collapse, cut, crash, chip, split up, pick, cut out, dismantle, break up, knap, recess, lop off, part, crock up, sever, cut off, fragment, split, disperse, separate, disrupt, dissolve, chop off, crack, disassemble, break apart, break off, calve, dissipate, scatter, break down, resolve, take apart, dispel, adjourn, break, crack up, disturbinterrupt, disturbverb
destroy the peace or tranquility of
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
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disrupt, disturb, trouble, break up, touch, raise up, vex, cut off, stir up, commove, shake up, break, agitate, upsetinterrupt, disruptverb
interfere in someone else's activity
"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
interrupt, breakverb
terminate
"She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
Synonyms:
demote, kick downstairs, cave in, collapse, let on, break-dance, bring out, offend, reveal, die, disclose, soften, split up, pause, fail, smash, crack, wear out, weaken, get around, go bad, break up, expose, transgress, break away, split, unwrap, come apart, bankrupt, ruin, cut off, dampen, give away, get out, break off, separate, fall apart, break out, fall in, give out, go, founder, break in, bust, break dance, stop, intermit, divulge, breach, disrupt, snap off, damp, check, violate, erupt, give, fracture, develop, break down, discontinue, give way, conk out, better, part, relegate, burst, break, bump, infract, go against, recrudesce, disturb, discover, wear, let out
Editors Contribution
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Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
interruptverb
Synonyms:
disturb, break in upon, hinder from proceedinginterruptverb
Synonyms:
separate, divide, break, disconnect, disunite, disjoininterruptverb
Synonyms:
intermit, suspend, discontinue, break off, leave off
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "interrupt":
interruption, outage, discontinue, blackout, suspend, disrupt, disruption, break, disturb, stop, terminate, trap, adjourn, interrupted, discontinuance, interupt, bother, halt, intrude, harford
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How to use interrupt in a sentence?
It will be positive to the extent that Argentina can still issue paper, it is clear also that holdouts do not have the capacity to interrupt an issue like this.
When your work speaks for itself, dont interrupt.
Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it.
It is clear also that holdouts do not have the capacity to interrupt an issue like this.
People were just outraged: How dare we interrupt a baseball game! They were saying really racist things.
Translations for interrupt
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- قاطعArabic
- interrompreCatalan, Valencian
- přerušit, přerušeníCzech
- afbrydeDanish
- unterbrechenGerman
- διακοπή, διακόπτωGreek
- interrompiEsperanto
- interrumpir, interrupciónSpanish
- keskeyttää, keskeytysFinnish
- interrompreFrench
- interrumperInterlingua
- interrompereItalian
- 割り込み, 割り込む, 中断, 邪魔Japanese
- ههڵدانKurdish
- whakapōnānā, aruaru, titereMāori
- onderbrekenDutch
- przerwaniePolish
- interromperPortuguese
- p'itiyQuechua
- întrerupeRomanian
- прервать, помешать, перебить, мешать, прерывать, перебивать, вмешаться, вмешиваться, прерываниеRussian
- avbrytaSwedish
- làm gián đoạnVietnamese
- ropönVolapük
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