Interruption - Definition

n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was
presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in
his account" [syn: break, interruption, disruption,
gap]
2: 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" [syn:
interruption, break]
3: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
of something [syn: pause, intermission, break,
interruption, suspension]