Interrupt

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts9 letters

Definition of Interrupt

noun

An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
"The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run."

verb

To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
"A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting."
To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
"The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill."
To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
"The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor."

Anagrams of Interrupt

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "interrupt":

8-LETTER WORDS

inputter prurient

7-LETTER WORDS

nuttier printer purtier puttier reprint runtier ruttier unriper

6-LETTER WORDS

irrupt nutter pruner pterin punier punter purine putter puttie retint return ritter ruiner tenuti territ+8 more

5-LETTER WORDS

erupt inept inert input inter inure niter nitre petit petti prier print prune purer purin+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "interrupt" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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