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# interruption

«interruption» in Mova's school dictionary: **when someone or something stops a person talking or an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an interruption, interruptions; interruption — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An interruption is when someone or something stops a person talking or an activity for a short time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#m1)

2) An interruption is a break in something that should be continuous, like electricity or a TV show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In class rules, interruptions mean talking while someone else speaks; we wait our turn. In everyday life it means a pause or break. Phrases: «without interruption», «sorry for the interruption», «power interruption».

### examples

- Sorry for the interruption, but the bell has rung. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#x1)
- She talked for an hour without interruption. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#x2)
- There was a power interruption during the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#x3)
- Constant interruptions make it hard to work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#x4)
- The football match had an interruption for rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#x5)
- Put your hand up instead of an interruption. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#x6)
- Demeter, incensed at this untimely interruption, instantly withdrew the child, and throwing him on the ground, revealed herself in her true character. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/#x7)

### note

Spelling: double r — in-ter-RUP-tion. Verb: interrupt. Countable for each event, uncountable for the idea.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «interruption» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interruption/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.