interrupted
Broke the flow
Interrupted is the past tense of interrupt—to break into or stop something in progress.
A conversation is interrupted by a phone call.
Sleep is interrupted by noise.
An interrupted pattern has breaks in it.
Sorry, I interrupted you—please continue.
The word implies something was underway before the disruption occurred.
Remarked while interrupting
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- shushedCommanded into silence
- overtalkedSpoke beyond welcome
heckled · contradicted · objected · protested · countered · retorted · exclaimed
Brought to a halt
- pausedStopped temporarily
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- ceasedCame to an end
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
frozen · arrested · discontinued · cut-off · terminated · aborted · derailed · sidetracked
Damaged beyond function
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
patchy · episodic · on-and-off · stuttering · faltering · flickering · stammering · halting
Occurring without prior notice
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- startlingCausing sudden surprise
- shockingCausing intense surprise
precipitous · unanticipated · unforeseen · jolting · disjointed · choppy · fragmented · sporadic
Emotionally or mentally unsettled
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- intrudedEntered uninvited
- invadedEntered by force
- cut-inInterrupt to join in
encroached · trespassed · meddled · interposed · intervened · interceded · obtruded · overridden
interjected
Remarked while interrupting
overtalked · heckled · contradicted · objected · protested · countered · retorted · exclaimed
stopped
Brought to a halt
stalled · frozen · arrested · discontinued · cut-off · terminated · aborted · derailed · sidetracked · blocked
broken
Damaged beyond function
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
irregular · patchy · episodic · on-and-off · stuttering · faltering · flickering · stammering · halting · choppy
sudden
Occurring without prior notice
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- startlingCausing sudden surprise
shocking · precipitous · unanticipated · unforeseen · jolting · disjointed · choppy · fragmented · sporadic · fitful
disturbed
Emotionally or mentally unsettled
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- intrudedEntered uninvited
- invadedEntered by force
cut-in · encroached · trespassed · meddled · interposed · intervened · interceded · obtruded · overridden · hijacked
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, half-done
- intermittentintermittent, sporadic, periodic, on-off, discontinuous
- speech verbssaid, says, asked, answered, replied
- Incomplete Actionsunfinished, partial, halfway, midway, suspended
- map projectionsMercator, Robinson, cylindrical, conic, azimuthal
- delayeddelayed, postponed, deferred, suspended, on hold
interrupteduninterrupted
Continuing without a stop
continuous · unbroken · continual · nonstop · sustained
interruptedcontinued
Went on without stopping
completed · finished · concluded · seen through · followed through
- we interrupt this program
- rude interruption
- unexpected interruptionUnforeseen break in continuity
- Girl InterruptedMemoir of institutionalization
- not interruptingRefraining from cutting in
- interrupting cowJoke character that moos early
interrupt, interruption, interrupting, uninterrupted, interrupts, interruptions, interrupter, interruptive, uninterruptedly