Interrupted

in·ter·rupt  (nt-rpt)

v. in·ter·rupt·ed, in·ter·rupt·ing, in·ter·rupts

v.tr.

1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game.

2. To hinder or stop the action or discourse of (someone) by breaking in on: The baby interrupted me while I was on the phone.

v.intr.

To break in on an action or discourse.

n. Computer Science

1. A signal to a computer that stops the execution of a running program so that another action can be performed.

2. A circuit that conveys a signal stopping the execution of a running program.

---

[Middle English interrupten, from Old French interrupte, interrupted, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to break off : inter-, inter- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

---

inter·rupti·ble adj.

inter·ruption n.

inter·ruptive adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	interrupted - discontinued temporarily; "we resumed the interrupted discussion" discontinued - stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation"
	2.	interrupted - intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" off-and-on, fitful broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"