how to pronounce interruption

/ˌɪn.təˈɹʌp.ʃən/

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interruption is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of interruption in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… sorry for the interruption I'm sorry …”

meanings of interruption

noun:

A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

interruption frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word interruption occurs in english on average 6.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics interruption can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that interruption can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;