interrupt

v., -rupt·ed, -rupt·ing, -rupts.

v.tr.

1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game.
2. To hinder or stop the action or discourse of (someone) by breaking in on: The baby interrupted me while I was on the phone.

v.intr.
To break in on an action or discourse.

n. Computer Science

1. A signal to a computer that stops the execution of a running program so that another action can be performed.
2. A circuit that conveys a signal stopping the execution of a running program.

[Middle English interrupten, from Old French interrupte, interrupted, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to break off : inter-, inter- + rumpere, to break.]

interruptible in'ter·rupt'i·ble adj.
interruption in'ter·rup'tion n.
interruptive in'ter·rup'tive adj.

verb

1. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship: break off, cease, discontinue, suspend, terminate. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To interject remarks or questions into another's discourse: break in, chime in, chip in, cut in. See continue/stop/pause.

IN BRIEF: To break in on talk or action.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. — E. Hubbard

Common misspelling(s) of interrupt

• interupt

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afbryde, spærre for
v. intr. - komme med afbrydelser
n. - afbrydelse, programafbrydelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderbreken, in de rede vallen, storen, programmaonder- breking, schakelaar

Français (French)
v. tr. - interrompre, couper la parole à, déranger (qn), gêner (la vue), couper (un approvisionnement)
v. intr. - interrompre, couper la parole à
n. - (Comput) interruption

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterbrechen, stören
n. - (Comp.) Unterbrechung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διακόπτω/-ομαι, κόβω, εμποδίζω (θέα κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
interrompere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - interromper

Русский (Russian)
прерывать, нарушать, вмешиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interrumpir
v. intr. - interrumpirse
n. - interrupción

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avbryta, störa, stänga, skymma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中断, 插嘴, 妨碍, 打断

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 中斷, 插嘴, 妨礙
v. intr. - 打斷
n. - 中斷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가로막다, 중단시키다, 방해하다
v. intr. - 방해하다, 중단하다
n. - 개입중단, 단절

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 邪魔する, さえぎる, 中断する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقاطع ( أثناء الكلام), يعوق, يعترض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפריע, הפסיק‬
v. intr. - ‮ניתק‬
n. - ‮אות במחשב המפסיק ביצוע תוכנית ומתחיל בביצוע אחרת‬

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