interruption

[ in-tuh-ruhp-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn təˈrʌp ʃən /

an act or instance of interrupting.

the state of being interrupted.

something that interrupts.

cessation; intermission.

Origin of interruption

1350–1400; Middle English interrupcio(u)n < Latin interruptiōn- (stem of interruptiō). See interrupt, -ion

re·in·ter·rup·tion, noun

The incident with Tony Kornheiser, a Pardon the Interruption talking head, serves to highlight the problem with ESPN.

ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Pricks |Marlow Stern |July 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One morning in the middle of this quiet ritual–reading and prayer–I felt a sense of interruption.

Joshua DuBois’s Daily Devotionals for Obama Are Now a Book |Joshua DuBois |October 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Spitzer rolled his eyes at the interruption, grumbling a perfunctory “very funny.”

Eliot Spitzer Mobbed by Press, Heckled at First Campaign Stop |David Freedlander |July 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I have published online with seldom more than a day or two of interruption continuously since October 2002.

Murray Bernard Frum, 1931–2013 |David Frum |May 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But Obama, in command, feeling comfortable, laughed off the interruption, and dismissed the trouble.

Obama In Israel: He Came, He Spoke, They Swooned |Gil Troy |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The buzzer's insistent voice brought her to her feet, even while she frowned at the interruption.

Personality Plus |Edna Ferber
Henning felt that, for some reason or other, his cousin had made the interruption.

'As Gold in the Furnace' |John E. Copus
These interviews were the only interruption to the dulness of their garrison life.

Frederick The Great and His Family |L. Muhlbach
She had been smiling at the officer, but on the interruption of the strangers' entrance she frowned with annoyance.

A Soldier of the Legion |C. N. Williamson
I had a sudden desire, awakened by Arten's interruption, to share the emotions called up by the surrounding scene.

By Desert Ways to Baghdad |Louisa Jebb

interruption

/ (ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən) /

something that interrupts, such as a comment, question, or action

an interval or intermission

the act of interrupting or the state of being interrupted