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self-interruption

self-interruption noun: the act of self-interrupting.

Noun

self-interruption (plural self-interruptions)

  1. The act of self-interrupting.
    • Self-interruption often shows in the form of various tensions through which clients attempt to limit potential felt-upset. They are literally tensing to brace themselves for the impact of the feared trigger or upsetting experience. Sometimes self-interruption appears in the context of other tasks...2017, Ladislav Timulak, James McElvaney, Transforming Generalized Anxiety: An emotion-focused approach, Taylor & Francis, page 123
    • What emotional self-interruptions do through affective means, manipulative self-interruptions achieve through suggesting missing logical connections whether accurate or fallacious.2022, Michael M. Wagoner, Interruptions in Early Modern English Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 76

Forms of self-interruption

pluralself-interruptions

Origin of self-interruption

From self- + interruption or self-interrupt + -ion.

Questions about self-interruption

What does self-interruption mean?
Self-interruption means the act of self-interrupting.
What part of speech is self-interruption?
Self-interruption is a noun.
What is the plural of self-interruption?
The plural of self-interruption is self-interruptions.

Words near self-interruption in the dictionary

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

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