What is the meaning of interrupted?

verb

  • Make a break in.
    • usage: "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
  • Destroy the peace or tranquility of.
    • usage: "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
  • Interfere in someone else's activity.
    • usage: "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
  • Terminate.
    • usage: "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

adjective

  • Discontinued temporarily.
    • usage: "we resumed the interrupted discussion"
  • Intermittently stopping and starting.
    • usage: "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static"
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APAWordNet. (2010). interrupted. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/interrupted/definitions/1176793
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