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self-interrupted

self-interrupted is the simple past and past participle of self-interrupt.

Meaning of self-interrupt

Verb

self-interrupt (third-person singular simple present self-interrupts, present participle self-interrupting, simple past and past participle self-interrupted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to interrupt (an ongoing task or activity, or the person performing it) due to distractions, or shifting priorities.
    • The class discussion that ensued after her statement confirmed that having limited technology distractions helped the students realize that not only did they self-interrupt themselves, but they were causing their own perceptions of overload by being so responsive to others.2016, Dawna Ballard, Matthew McGlone, editors, Work Pressures: New Agendas in Communication, Taylor & Francis, page 12

Questions about self-interrupted

What is self-interrupted the simple past and past participle of?
Self-interrupted is the simple past and past participle of self-interrupt.

Words near self-interrupted in the dictionary

  1. self-interestedness
  2. self-interests
  3. self-interpreter
  4. self-interpreters
  5. self-interrupt
  6. self-interrupted
  7. self-interrupting
  8. self-interruption
  9. self-interrupts
  10. self-interview
  11. self-interviews

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