interrupt
pronunciation
How to pronounce interrupt in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt]
How to pronounce interrupt in American English:
US [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt]
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- Verb:
- make a break in
- destroy the peace or tranquility of
- interfere in someone else's activity
- terminate
Word Origin
- interrupt
- interrupt: [15] Etymologically, interrupt means ‘break between’. It comes from the past participle of Latin interrumpere ‘break in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix inter- ‘between’ and rumpere ‘break’ (source of English rout and rupture).=> corrupt, rout, rupture
- interrupt (v.)
- c. 1400, "to interfere with a legal right," from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere "break apart, break off," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.), and compare corrupt). Meaning "to break into (a speech, etc.)" is early 15c. Related: Interrupted; interrupting.
- interrupt (n.)
- 1957, originally in computers, from interupt (v.).
Example
- 1. It 's not polite to interrupt a speaker .
- 2. Interrupt service routines ( isrs ) should be as simple as possible , both for performance and maintenance reasons .
- 3. Once you learn to accept offers , then accidents can no longer interrupt the action .
- 4. Thinking that such music might interrupt , toyo moved his abode to a quiet place .
- 5. We decided to interrupt our usual mode of continuously scanning the entire sky , and instead repointed the spacecraft to stare right at this galaxy for the next few days .