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• v  make a break in
• v  destroy the peace or tranquility of
• v  interfere in someone else's activity
• v  terminate
  She interrupted her pregnancy
• s  discontinued temporarily
  we resumed the interrupted discussion
• s  intermittently stopping and starting
  fitful (or interrupted) sleep

• A day before Hu's interrupted White House speech, the British Transplantation Society, a group of 800 surgeons, issued a statement criticizing the use of death-row prisoners .
• During a July 2006 taping of the show, Leno's interview with Colin Farrell was interrupted when an audience member stormed onstage.
• On my 10th birthday, he interrupted my endless replays of Jailhouse Rock and insisted on playing something for me.

• interrupt
• disrupt
• break up
• cut off
• disturb
• break
• fitful
• off-and-on

News & Articles

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• Senate budget debate interrupted by shouting protesters
  MADISON, Wis. — The state Senate's debate of the state budget has been interrupted by groups of shouting protesters. In what appeared to be a coordinated demonstration Thursday, protesters in the Senate gallery began shouting, "Focus on jobs, not vaginas!" during the debate.
  June 20, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Senate budget debate interrupted by protesters
  The state Senate's debate of the state budget has been interrupted by groups of shouting protesters.
  June 20, 2013 - WKBT La Crosse
• UPDATE: Senate Budget Debate Interrupted by Protesters
  The state Senate's debate of the state budget has been interrupted by groups of shouting protesters.
  June 19, 2013 - WSAW Wausau

Quotes

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• Michael Griffin in 940 News
  Barring any more major mechanical trouble or freak hailstorms like the one that battered Atlantis's fuel tank one year ago, "this should be like some of those earlier times when we had some fairly interrupted stretches with no technical problems...
• Brad Pitt in Naanoo.com
  She explained: "I play women that I think are vulnerable. Like in 'Girl, Interrupted', I have a huge breakdown - very emotional, very unhappy, but she's considered psychotic and a scary, tough woman."
• Steve Hooker in Newsday
  It was a little unexpected,said Hooker, who now also holds the Australian world indoor record. "I've had a really interrupted preparation. I've had one complete pole vault before I came here. About four weeks ago I broke a pole while I was...