Interruption
Interruption noun - A break in continuity.
Usage example: an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm
Interlude is a synonym for interruption in interval topic. In some cases you can use "Interlude" instead a noun "Interruption".
Interlude
Interlude noun - A break in continuity.
Usage example: there was a brief interlude in the performance while the stagehands shifted scenery
Interruption is a synonym for interlude in pause topic. You can use "Interruption" instead a noun "Interlude".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- break and interruption
- break and interlude
- rest and interruption
- rest and interlude
- recess and interruption
- recess and interlude
- interval and interruption
- interval and interlude
- cessation and interruption
- cessation and interlude
- gap and interruption
- gap and interlude
- stop and interruption
- stop and interlude
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