interruption
/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/ noun B2- The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
- the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.
- A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
Plural interruptions
From the library
I believe that I am one of the most long-suffering of mortals; but I’ll admit that I was annoyed at the sardonic interruption.
As soon as they were gone, Elizabeth walked out to recover her spirits; or, in other words, to dwell without interruption on those subjects which must deaden them more.
My client seemed annoyed at the interruption of his narrative.
“I cannot pretend to be sorry,” said Wickham, after a short interruption, “that he or that any man should not be estimated beyond their deserts; but with _him_ I believe it does not often happen.
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