interruptive
Breaks the flow
Interruptive describes something that interrupts or tends to interrupt—breaking into a flow or process: The interruptive notifications made it impossible to concentrate.
Often carries a negative connotation, suggesting unwelcome disruption.
Common in discussions of technology, advertising, and communication patterns: interruptive ads, interruptive behavior.
Inserting remarks abruptly
- hecklingHostile audience interruption
- interposingPlacing between others
- intercedingAdvocating on another's behalf
- injectingForcing liquid in
Causing unease or discomfort
- destabilizingCausing loss of equilibrium
- derailingGoing off course
- dislocatingForcing from proper position
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
upsetting · chaotic · turbulent · disorderly · disorganizing · fragmenting · scattering · disconcerting
Causing mild frustration
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- vexingCausing mild torment
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
exasperating · grating · jarring · pesky · galling · nettlesome · provoking · troublesome
Encroaching without welcome
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- nosyIntrusively curious
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
impertinent · obtrusive · unwelcome · encroaching · overstepping · uninvited · imposing · interfering
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
fitful · stop-and-go · irregular · staccato · choppy · halting · spasmodic · episodic
interjecting
Inserting remarks abruptly
- hecklingHostile audience interruption
- interposingPlacing between others
- intercedingAdvocating on another's behalf
unsettling
Causing unease or discomfort
- destabilizingCausing loss of equilibrium
- derailingGoing off course
- dislocatingForcing from proper position
jarring · upsetting · chaotic · turbulent · disorderly · disorganizing · fragmenting · scattering · disconcerting · jolting
irritating
Causing mild frustration
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- vexingCausing mild torment
aggravating · exasperating · grating · jarring · pesky · galling · nettlesome · provoking · troublesome · maddening
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- nosyIntrusively curious
presumptuous · impertinent · obtrusive · unwelcome · encroaching · overstepping · uninvited · imposing · interfering · overbearing
sporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
- brokenDamaged beyond function
fragmented · fitful · stop-and-go · irregular · staccato · choppy · halting · spasmodic · episodic · on-and-off
interruptivecontinuous
Without pause or gap
uninterrupted · seamless · flowing · sustained · unbroken
interruptivepatient
Able to wait calmly
waiting · respectful · polite · deferential · courteous
- rude interruption
- unexpected interruptionUnforeseen break in continuity
- not interruptingRefraining from cutting in
- interrupting cowJoke character that moos early
- business interruptionForced cessation of commerce
interruption, interrupting, interruptions, interruptible, uninterruptible