Interruption and Interlude

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".

How words are described

pleasant pleasant interruption pleasant interlude
long long interruption long interlude
similar similar interruption similar interlude
brief brief interruption brief interlude
Other adjectives: short, small, entire, random, next, occasional.
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