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The definition of an interruption is something that causes a stop in action.

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An example of an interruption is a person bothering someone who is working hard.

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See interruption in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an interrupting or being interrupted
anything that interrupts
the interval during which something is interrupted; intermission

Origin: ME interrupcion < OFr < L interruptio

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