Synonyms for interrupt
verb
To make a break in the continuity of
obstruct, discontinue, break off, get in the way of; see hinder, prevent, suspend 2.
To break in on
intrude, intervene, cut in on, break in, interfere, infringe, obtrude, chime in, cut off, break someone's train of thought, disrupt, come between, work in, crowd in, edge in, insinuate in, inject in, interpose, put in, talk out of turn, chip in*, break the thread*, worm in*, muscle in*, butt in*, horn in*, barge in*, bust in*, crash*; see also meddle 1.
See interrupt in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship:
break off, cease, discontinue, suspend, terminate. See continueTo interject remarks or questions into another's discourse:
break in, chime in, chip in, cut in. See continue
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