INTERRUPTION

• (noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

  "it was presented without commercial breaks", "there was a gap in his account"

  synonyms : break , disruption , gap

• (noun) some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

  "the telephone is an annoying interruption", "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

  synonyms : break

• (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

  synonyms : break , intermission , pause , suspension

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