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interrupted

[in-tuh-ruhp-tid]

adjective

  1. broken off or discontinuous.

    Even one night of interrupted sleep can affect your mood.

  2. Botany.having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.



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Other Word Forms

  • noninterrupted adjective
  • noninterruptedly adverb
  • noninterruptedness noun
  • uninterrupted adjective
  • uninterruptedly adverb
  • uninterruptedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interrupted1

First recorded in 1550–60; interrupt + -ed 2
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Talented artists often come into a steadily mature expression in their 30s, the moment when Davis’ accelerating growth was brutally interrupted.

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At this point in the debate, Jones was interrupted by Yusuf, who claimed more than 90% of those who cross the Channel in small boats are adult men.

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Before we can talk much more, we’re interrupted by Alex Gerwer, a Long Beach resident who has come out for the day to help scrub away the graffiti that some rogue protesters left behind.

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But all train service had been interrupted by the strike, and skilled rail operators did not want to cross the picket lines.

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That incident interrupted, but did not stop, an infamous murder spree.

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