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Noun interruption has 3 senses

break, interruption, disruption, gap - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
--₁ is a kind of delay, holdup
--₁ has particulars:
cut-in, insert; cut-in, insert; interjection, interposition, interpolation, interpellation; breaking off, abruption; heckling, barracking

Derived forms: verb interrupt₁, verb interrupt₃
interruption, break - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
--₂ is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--₂ has particulars:
dislocation, disruption; punctuation; suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement; eclipse, occultation
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
--₃ is a kind of time interval, interval
--₃ has particulars:
lapse; blackout; caesura; dead air; delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait; halftime; respite, rest, relief, rest period; time-out; letup, lull