in·ter·rupt·ed

/ˌin(t)əˈrəptəd/

adjective

1. BOTANY (of a compound leaf, inflorescence, or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem.
2. MUSIC (of a cadence) having a penultimate dominant chord that is followed not by the expected tonic chord but by another chord, usually the submediant.