Interrupt
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly. To assert to a computer that an exceptional condition must be handled.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition
Example sentence: Many of us actively working to interrupt racism continually hear complaints about the 'gotcha' culture of white anti-racism. There is a stereotype that we are looking for every incident we can find so we can spring out, point our fingers, and shout, 'You're a racist!'
Disturb
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to confuse or irritate a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional irritation or confusion.
Example sentence: I love the fact that little kids think I'm a witch. A mum might come over and say 'I'm sorry to disturb you, but my daughter thinks you're in 'Harry Potter.' I'll say 'That's cool' and take the kid aside and say, 'I'm a witch. If you don't listen to your mum, I'm going to haunt you!' It's brilliant. I can scare kids into doing their homework.