interruption
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(noun) some occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" |
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Synonyms: abrupt change, break |
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Related Words: abatement, dislocation, disruption, eclipse, happening, hiatus, natural event, occurrence, reprieve, respite, suspension |
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(noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" |
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Synonyms: break, disruption, gap |
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Related Words: abruption, barracking, breaking off, delay, detention, heckling, holdup, interjection, interpolation, interposition |
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(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
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Synonyms: break, intermission, pause, suspension |
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Related Words: blackout, caesura, delay, halftime, hold, interval, lapse, letup, lull, postponement, relief, respite, rest, rest period, time interval, time lag, time-out, wait |
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