Interrupted

verb

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌptɪd/

Word Frequency: 10.9

Definitions

1.verbTo disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.

"A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting."

2.verbTo divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

"The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill."

3.verbTo assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.

"The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor."

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