Synonyms:
break, interruption, disruption, gap
Meaning: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
Usage examples
The gradual disruption of parties, and the new and radical attitudes assumed by men of independent thought, gave ample occasion to indulge in such epithets as "apostates," "renegades," and "traitors." Unusual acrimony grew out of the zeal of the Church and its ministers.