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Synonyms for interrupt

verb

  1. To make a break in the continuity of

    obstruct, discontinue, break off, get in the way of; see hinder, prevent, suspend 2.

  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

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