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onderbreken.

to interrupt, disrupt, butt in

11 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɔn.dərˈbreː.kə(n)/
  1. to interrupt, disrupt, butt in

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch onderbreken, a calque of Latin interrumpere. Reinforced by German unterbrechen and formerly discouraged as a Germanism. By surface analysis, onder (“under”) + breken (“to break”).

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