Advertisement
Advertisement
interrupted
[in-tuh-ruhp-tid]
adjective
broken off or discontinuous.
Even one night of interrupted sleep can affect your mood.
Botany.having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
Other Word Forms
- noninterrupted adjective
- noninterruptedly adverb
- noninterruptedness noun
- uninterrupted adjective
- uninterruptedly adverb
- uninterruptedness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of interrupted1
Example Sentences
Talented artists often come into a steadily mature expression in their 30s, the moment when Davis’ accelerating growth was brutally interrupted.
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.
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.
But all train service had been interrupted by the strike, and skilled rail operators did not want to cross the picket lines.
That incident interrupted, but did not stop, an infamous murder spree.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse