disruption

dis·rupt  (ds-rpt)

tr.v. dis·rupt·ed, dis·rupt·ing, dis·rupts

1. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech.

2. To interrupt or impede the progress, movement, or procedure of: Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost.

3. To break or burst; rupture.

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[Latin disrumpere, disrupt-, to break apart : dis-, dis- + rumpere, to break apart; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·rupter, dis·ruptor n.

dis·ruption n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disruption - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" interruption, gap, break cut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film cut-in, insert - (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time interposition, interjection, interpellation, interpolation - the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts abruption, breaking off - an instance of sudden interruption barracking, heckling - shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
	2.	disruption - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, commotion, disturbance, flutter disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order turmoil, upheaval, convulsion - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees" incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbance garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion
	3.	disruption - an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity dislocation break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
	4.	disruption - the act of causing disorder perturbation disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion breakdown, dislocation - the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" surprisal, surprise - the act of surprising someone

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disruption

noun disturbance, disorder, confusion, interference, disarray, interruption, stoppage, disorderliness delays and disruption to flights from Britain

Translations

disruption [dɪsˈrʌpʃən] N [of meeting, communications] → interrupción f; [of plans] → alteración f

disruption [dɪsˈrʌpʃ^ən] n [plans, meeting, lesson] → perturbation f; [services] → perturbation f

disruption

n → Störung f; (of lesson, meeting, conversation, train service also) → Unterbrechung f

disruption [dɪsˈrʌpʃ/ən] n (see vb) → interruzione f; (XXX) → caos m, scombussolamento

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disruption [dɪsˈrʌpʃ/ən] n (see vb) → interruzione f; (XXX) → caos m, scombussolamento