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intervene
To come, appear, or lie between two things:
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  1. To come, appear, or lie between two things:
  2. To involve oneself in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development:
  3. To come between as an influence, as in order to modify, settle, or hinder some action, argument, etc.
interfere
To be or create a hindrance or obstacle:
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  1. To be or create a hindrance or obstacle:
  2. (Physics & Electronics) To cause interference.
  3. (Physics) To affect each other by interference
disrupt
To throw into confusion or disorder:
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  1. To throw into confusion or disorder:
  2. To disturb or interrupt the orderly course of (a social affair, meeting, etc.)
  3. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning:
obstruct
To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
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  1. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  2. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).
  3. To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
discontinue
(Law) To effect a discontinuance of (a suit)
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  1. (Law) To effect a discontinuance of (a suit)
  2. To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
  3. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
break off
To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
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  1. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
  2. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
intrude
To come in rudely or inappropriately; enter as an improper or unwanted element:
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  1. To come in rudely or inappropriately; enter as an improper or unwanted element:
  2. To force (oneself or one's thoughts) upon others without being asked or welcomed
  3. To enter or appear in a manner regarded as disruptive, inappropriate, or unwelcome
infringe
To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate:
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  1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate:
  2. To break (a law or agreement); fail to observe the terms of; violate
  3. To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing:
obtrude
To obtrude oneself (on or upon)
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  1. To obtrude oneself (on or upon)
  2. To offer or force (oneself, one's opinions, etc.) upon others unasked or unwanted
  3. To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation.
chime in
(Idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
  2. (Idiomatic) To agree, to harmonize, to concord.
cut off
(Idiomatic) To interrupt (someone speaking).
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  1. (Idiomatic) To interrupt (someone speaking).
  2. To stop providing funds to someone.
  3. To end abruptly.
interpose
To intervene or mediate
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  1. To intervene or mediate
  2. To introduce or interject (a comment, for example) during discourse or a conversation.
  3. To exert (influence or authority) in order to interfere or intervene:
put in
(Intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
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  1. (Intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
  2. To place inside.
  3. To contribute.
talk-out-of-turn
(Idiomatic) To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.
barge-in
(Idiomatic) To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
crash
To move noisily or so as to cause damage:
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  1. To move noisily or so as to cause damage:
  2. (Comput.) To become inoperable because of a malfunction in the equipment or an error in the program
  3. To cause to crash:
break off
To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
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  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
cease
To put an end to; discontinue:
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  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  3. To come to an end; stop:
discontinue
To cease subscribing to (a publication).
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  1. To cease subscribing to (a publication).
  2. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
  3. To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
suspend
To render temporarily ineffective:
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  1. To render temporarily ineffective:
  2. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt:
  3. To hold in abeyance; defer:
terminate
To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
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  1. To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
  2. To come to an end; reach a stopping point:
  3. To form an end or produce a result. Often used with in :
chime in
(Idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
  2. (Idiomatic) To agree, to harmonize, to concord.
cut in
To intrude or interrupt.
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  1. To intrude or interrupt.
  2. (Idiomatic) Especially, to dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.
  3. To join a queue in the middle, as opposed to at the back
Find another word for interrupt. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for interrupt, like: intervene, interfere, disrupt, hinder, obstruct, discontinue, break off, get in the way of, intrude, cut in (on) and break-in.

Sentence Examples

  • I didn't want to interrupt your reunion.

  • Sure. I'm sorry to interrupt you.

  • Not to interrupt this lover's spat, but I could use a glass of wine.

  • But I don't want to interrupt you, he added, and was about to go to the drawing room.

  • Moreover, although they interrupt the folding of the zone in which they occur, they do not disturb it: they do not, in fact, rise through the zone, but lie upon it like unconformable masses - in other words, they rest upon a thrust-plane.

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