interrupt
verb/ɪntəˈrʌpt/
Frequency rank: #6,742 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To stop someone from speaking or doing something by saying or doing something.
Example sentence
Please don't interrupt when someone is speaking.
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