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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.
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Other Words From
- non·in·ter·rupt·ed adjective
- non·in·ter·rupt·ed·ly adverb
- non·in·ter·rupt·ed·ness noun
- un·in·ter·rupt·ed adjective
- un·in·ter·rupt·ed·ly adverb
- un·in·ter·rupt·ed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interrupted1
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Example Sentences
But the stories of the Riveras and Toros are often interrupted by the stories of their neighbors.
After our talk—and, of course, much more research—I filed a version of the following story on my website Hollywood, Interrupted.
Then one daring, possibly planted, spectator interrupted the show to profess her crush.
Johnson and the governor were repeatedly interrupted at the press conference by an angry and frustrated community.
When host David Gregory interrupted to note that Carson also said that “it is slavery in a way,” the Doctor agreed.
We were interrupted at this moment by a message from General Houston, to whom we immediately hastened.
Elmer Spiker interrupted to inquire whether the turtles I had seen were "black-legs, red-legs, or yaller-legs."
Mrs. Wren glanced at the small person whose breakfast she had interrupted.
"Lettres et journal pour monsieur," interrupted a waiter, entering with two letters and the Times.
But a knock at the door interrupted them; the discreet Capt entered, bearing a telegram upon a salver.
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