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1. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] make a break in.
Synonyms
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)
Rhymes with Interrupt
- disrupt
- abrupt
- erupt
- corrupt
- upped
How do you spell interrupt? Is it inturrupt ?
A common misspelling of interrupt is inturrupt
Sentences with interrupt
1. Noun, singular or mass
The dealer will install a payment device -- an electronic starter interrupt -- in the car.
2. Verb, base form
When you wire a switch to a 120-volt circuit, it functions to interrupt a single hot wire.
Quotes about interrupt
1. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
- Napoléon Bonaparte
2. Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting.
- Winston S. Churchill
3. Well I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
2. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] destroy the peace or tranquility of.
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)
3. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] interfere in someone else's activity.
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)
4. interrupt
verb. ['ˌɪntɝˈʌpt'] terminate.
Antonyms
Etymology
- interruptus (Latin)
- interrumpere (Latin)