interrupted
adjective
[ ɪntəˈrʌptɪd ]
• (of a compound leaf or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem.
• (of a cadence) having a penultimate dominant chord that is followed not by the expected chord of the tonic but by another, usually that of the submediant.
interrupt
verb
• stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).
• "the buzzer interrupted his thoughts"
Similar:
cut in (on),
break in (on),
barge in (on),
intrude (on),
interfere (with),
intervene (in),
chip in,
heckle,
put one's oar in,
have one's say,
put one's pennyworth in,
put one's two cents in,
butt in (on),
chime in (on),
horn in (on),
muscle in (on),
suspend,
adjourn,
discontinue,
break off,
hold up,
delay,
lay aside,
leave off,
postpone,
put off,
put back,
defer,
shelve,
stop,
put a stop to,
halt,
bring to a halt,
bring to a standstill,
cease,
end,
bring to an end,
bring to a close,
cancel,
sever,
dissolve,
terminate,
take a breather from,
put on ice,
put on a back burner,
put in cold storage,
• break the continuity of (a line or surface).
• "the coastal plain is interrupted by chains of large lagoons"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin interrupt- ‘broken, interrupted’, from the verb interrumpere, from inter- ‘between’ + rumpere ‘to break’.
