Meaning & Definition of Interruption in English

1. An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• "It was presented without commercial breaks"

• "There was a gap in his account"

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"

3. A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something