Learner's definition of INTERRUPT
to ask questions or say things while another person is speaking
to do or say something that causes someone to stop speaking
to cause (something) to stop happening for a time
to cause (something) to not be even or continuous
to change or stop the sameness or smoothness of (something)
— often used as (be) interrupted
The dynasty lasted several hundred years, with only a few interruptions.
I wish it were possible to watch television without all the commercial interruptions.