1. Make a break in
   "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
   - disrupt, break up, cut off 
2. Destroy the peace or tranquility of
   "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
   - disturb 
3. Interfere in someone else's activity
   "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
   - disrupt 
4. Terminate
   "She interrupted her pregnancy"
   - break

1. A signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

Derived forms: interrupted, interrupts, interrupting

See also: interrupter, interruption

Type of: act, barge in, break, break in, break off, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in, discontinue, end, move, put in, signal, stop, terminate

Encyclopedia: Interrupt

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