"interruption" in the noun sense
1. break, interruption, disruption, gap
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
"it was presented without commercial breaks"
"there was a gap in his account"
2. interruption, break
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
"the telephone is an annoying interruption"
"there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
3. pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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