interruption

interruption is a Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

[2] The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. Sir M. Hale. Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part. Dryden.

[3] Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.

[4] Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.