Search results for 'interrupt':

interrupt verb (interrupted, interrupting) 1 tr & intr to break into (a conversation or monologue) by asking a question or making a comment. 2 to make a break in the continuous activity of (an event), or to disturb someone from some action • We interrupt this broadcast to bring you an important message • I'm not interrupting, am I? 3 to destroy (a view, eg of a clear sweep of land) by getting in the way. interrupter or interruptor noun 1 someone who interrupts. 2 electronics an electrical, electronic or mechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit at set intervals in order to interrupt the flow of electric current and so produce pulses. interruptive adj. interruptively noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from Latin interrumpere, interruptum to break apart.