Interruption and Lapse

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Interruption

Interruption noun - A break in continuity.
Usage example: an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm
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Lapse and interruption are semantically related In some cases you can use "Lapse" instead a noun "Interruption".
Nearby Words: interrupt, interrupted, interrupting, interrupter, interruptedly

Lapse

Lapse noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: wasn't bothered by the lapse of her membership at the health club
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Interruption and lapse are semantically related in interval topic. Sometimes you can use "Interruption" instead a noun "Lapse", if it concerns topics such as break in action.
Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

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long long interruption long lapse
similar similar interruption similar lapse
common common interruption common lapse
brief brief interruption brief lapse
Other adjectives: short, genuine, single, serious, tragic, deliberate, outside, occasional.

Both words in one sentence

  • She would lapse into unconsciousness whenever the machine is turned off — and a too long interruption would make her heart stop.
    Source: Can't Live Without You
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Lapse and Interruption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interruption/lapse
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