What does interrupted mean?

interrupted means "discontinued temporarily". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in interrupted?

interrupted has 4 syllables: in-ter-rup-ted. The stress falls on "rup". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈʌptɪd/.

What is another word for interrupted?

Close synonyms include fitful, off-and-on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is interrupted a common word?

interrupted is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with interrupted?

2 words rhyme with interrupted. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Interrupted — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
discontinued temporarily
“we resumed the interrupted discussion”
Similardiscontinued
2.
intermittently stopping and starting
“fitful (or interrupted) sleep”
“off-and-on static”
Synonymsfitful off-and-on
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