Meaning of interruption | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted
3. the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.
   countable, uncountable
4. the act of breaking into someone else’s speech
5. A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
   countable, uncountable
6. A time interval during which there is a cessation of something

Equivalents

Examples

“One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join⟳ him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.”

“The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like⟳ to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let⟳ you "stay⟳ up to date⟳ with what your friends are doing"[…]and so on.”

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