interruption

noun

A cessation of continuity or regularity: break, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuity, disruption, pause, suspension. See continue/stop/pause.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
  Synonyms: break, disruption, gap

Meaning #2: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts
  Synonym: break

Meaning #3: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
  Synonyms: pause, intermission, break, suspension

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afbrydelse, forstyrrelse, standsning

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderbreking, interruptie, storing

Français (French)
n. - interruption

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unterbrechung, Störung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διακοπή

Italiano (Italian)
interruzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - interrupção (f)

Русский (Russian)
перерыв, вмешательство, помеха

Español (Spanish)
n. - interrupción, descanso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avbrytande, paus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中止, 障碍物, 阻碍, 打扰, 干扰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 中止, 障礙物, 阻礙, 打擾, 干擾

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 방해, 중절, 불통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 妨害, 邪魔, 中断, 妨害するもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقاطعه ( أثناء الكلام) , انقطاع, إعاقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפרעה, הפסקה‬

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