interruptv. t.[L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]()1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks of anyone speaking.()Do not interrupt me in my course. (Shak.)2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.()p. a.[L. interruptus, p. p.] Broken; interrupted.(Milton.)