Interrupt and Terminate

Interrupt

Interrupt verb - To cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion.

Terminate is a synonym for interrupt in action topic. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Interrupt", when it comes to topics like continue, stop.

Terminate

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Interrupt is a synonym for terminate in continue topic. Sometimes you can use "Interrupt" instead a verb "Terminate".

Common collocations

animation interrupt animation terminate animation
someone interrupt someone terminate someone
series interrupt series terminate series
scene interrupt scene terminate scene
Other words: show, game, program, battle, attempts.
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