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English-Thai Dictionary

interruption

N การ ขัดจังหวะ  การ หยุดชะงัก  suspension pause break kan-kad-jang-wa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERRUPTION

n.[L. interruptio.] 1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon progression.
2. Breach of any thing extended; interposition; as an isle separated from the continent by the interruption of the sea.
3. Intervention; interposition.
Lest the interruption of time caused
4. Stop; hinderance; obstruction caused by breaking in upon any course, current, progress or motion. An interruption may be temporary or durable. The work of the Erie canal has suffered few interruptions from storms and floods. The lava met with no interruption till it descended to the foot of the mountain. The author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work. The speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.
5. Stop; cessation; intermission.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERRUPTION

In `ter *rup "tion, n. Etym: [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption. ]

 

1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

 

2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. Sir M. Hale. Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part. Dryden.

 

3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.

 

4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

interruption

in ter rup tion |ˌintəˈrəpSHən ɪntəˈrʌpʃn | noun the action of interrupting or being interrupted: a chance to study without interruption. an act, utterance, or period that interrupts someone or something: she ignored the interruption and carried on | students returning to education after an interruption in their career.

 

Oxford Dictionary

interruption

inter |rup ¦tion |ɪntəˈrʌpʃn | noun [ mass noun ] the action of interrupting or being interrupted: a chance to study without interruption. [ count noun ] an act, utterance, or period that interrupts someone or something: she ignored the interruption and carried on | students returning to education after an interruption in their career.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

interruption

interruption noun 1 he was not pleased at her interruption: cutting in, barging in, intervention, intrusion; informal butting in. 2 an interruption of the power supply: discontinuation, breaking off, suspension, disruption, stopping, stoppage, halting, cessation. 3 an interruption in her career: interval, interlude, break, pause, gap, hiatus.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

interruption

interruption noun 1 he was not best pleased at her interruption: cutting in, interference, intervention, intrusion, obtrusion, disturbance; informal butting in, barging in, muscling in, horning in, sticking one's oar in. 2 the system is protected against interruption of the power supply: discontinuance, discontinuation, breaking off, suspension, stopping, halting, ceasing, cessation, termination. 3 she is returning to education after an interruption in her career: interval, interlude, break, pause, recess, gap, hiatus.

 

Duden Dictionary

Interruption

In ter rup ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Interrupti o n |lateinisch 1 Medizin [künstliche ] Unterbrechung (z. B. einer Schwangerschaft oder des Koitus ) 2 Unterbrechung; Störung

 

French Dictionary

interruption

interruption n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’interrompre. : L ’interruption d ’une émission de télévision. 2 État de ce qui est interrompu. : Il y a interruption du spectacle à cause d ’une manifestation. SYNONYME arrêt . LOCUTION Interruption volontaire de grossesse. Sigle IVG (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ). SYNONYME avortement .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

interruption

in ter rup tion /ɪ̀ntərʌ́pʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C U じゃま, 妨害 ; 中断, 停止 without interruption じゃまされることなく, 続けざまに 2 C 妨害物, じゃま物 .