Overview of verb interrupt

The verb interrupt has 4 senses

• interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off -- (make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages")


• interrupt, disturb -- (destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading")


• interrupt, disrupt -- (interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone")


• interrupt, break -- (terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty")

Overview of adj interrupted

The adj interrupted has 2 senses

• interrupted -- (discontinued temporarily; "we resumed the interrupted discussion")


• fitful, interrupted, off-and-on -- (intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static")