English → Latin
“interruption” in Latin
intercapēdōinterruption; intermission; interval; pause; respiteinterpellātiōinterruption (in speaking), hindranceinterfātiōinterruption, interposition (in speaking)intermissiōintermission, interruptionscrībōto writemolestiatrouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness; uneasiness, annoyance; molestationepistolaa letter, epistle; a written imperial decree
The English word interruption itself goes back to Latin rumpō, through interruptio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
interruption
intercapedo (interval during which anything is suspended or ceases; scribendi, molestiae): interpellatio: interfatio (the interruption of a speech by speaking between: an interpellatio wishes to prevent the speaker from going on; an interfatio wishes to make itself also, heard in the midst of another’s speech; interpellatio also of an interruption caused by a person): intermissio (the breaking off or suspension of anything for a time; e.g., epistolarum, forensis operae). Without any interruption, uno tenore: sine ulla intermissione (without stopping): sine ulla interpellatione (e.g., in litteris versari). A day free from interruptions, dies vacuus ab interventoribus. To enjoy one’s self without danger of interruption, oblectare se sine interpellatoribus (Cic.). ☞ Interruptio = “aposiopesis;” as “interruption” generally, it is very late, Paullus, Dig., 41, 3, 2: interlocutio is a judicial technical term “interlocution.” .
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for interruption?
- The usual Latin words for “interruption” are intercapēdō, interpellātiō, interfātiō; also intermissiō, scrībō, molestia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.