interrupt

sözünü kesmek, ara vermek

To stop someone from speaking or doing something by saying or doing something oneself.

• Sorry to interrupt, but I have a question.
• Don't interrupt me when I'm speaking.
• The phone call interrupted our meeting.
• Power failures can interrupt crucial laboratory experiments, causing researchers to lose weeks of collected data.
• Volcanic eruptions periodically interrupt air travel across entire continents by releasing ash into the atmosphere.
• Students are encouraged not to interrupt lectures with unrelated questions that can be addressed during office hours.

Eş anlamlılar: disturb, disrupt, break in, intrude, interject

Zıt anlamlılar: continue, proceed