disruption

dis·rupt

 (dĭs-rŭpt′)

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 of: Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost. The noise disrupted my nap.

3. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning: radiation that disrupts DNA and kills bacteria.

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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·rupt′er, dis·rup′tor n.

dis·rup′tion n.

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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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

disruption

noun

1. The act or an example of upsetting:

disordering, disorganization, upset.

2. A cessation of continuity or regularity:

break, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuity, interruption, pause, suspension.

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Translations

تَمْزيق، تَعْطيل

rušení

sammenbrud

Unterbrechung

alteracióninterrupcióntrastorno

perturbation

széthullásszéttörés

upplausn; truflun

disruzioneinterruzionescioglimentoscompigliosconvolgimento

oppbrudd

engel olmasekte vurma

瓦解

disruption

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disruption

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disruption

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

disruption

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disrupt

(disˈrapt) verb

to break up or put into a state of disorder. Rioters disrupted the meeting; Traffic was disrupted by floods. ontwrig, versteur يُمَزِّق، يُفْسِد، يُعَطِّل разрушавам interromper narušit; přerušit unterbrechen afbryde; få til at bryde sammen διαταράσσω, αναστατώνωinterrumpir, trastornar, alterar segi paiskama مختل کردن؛ به هم زدن häiritä perturber לְשָׁבֵּש बाधित razbiti, unijeti razdor szétszakít, szétzülleszt mengacau leysa upp; trufla, rjúfa disgregare 分裂させる 혼란 시키다 sutrikdyti, nutraukti, sužlugdyti pārraut; sagraut ganggu verstorenavbryte, bryte sammen, gå i oppløsningprzerywać, zakłócać پرېكول، ماتول، جلا كول، چول، ما تېدل، چاودل، په شدت سره خارجېدل interromper a perturba срывать; прерывать prerušiť prekiniti poremetiti avbryta, störa ทำลาย sekte vurmak, engellemek 使瓦解，使混亂 порушувати خلل انداز کرنا làm rối loạn 使瓦解，使混乱

disˈruption (-ʃən) noun

ontwrigting, verdeeldheid تَمْزيق، تَعْطيل разрушение interrupção (pře)rušení die Unterbrechung sammenbrud διαταραχήinterrupción, alteración, trastorno katkestus, häire اختلال؛ از هم گسستگی häiriö perturbationשיבוש बाधा raskol, razdor megszakítás; (szét)törés; széthullás kekacauan upplausn; truflun interruzione, disgregazione 分裂 혼란 sutrikdymas, sužlugdymas pārraušana; sagraušana gangguan verstoringsammenbrudd, oppbruddprzerwanie, rozdarcie پرېكول interrupção perturbare срыв; разрушение prerušenie prekinitev prekid avbrott, upplösning การขัดขวาง sekte vurma, engel olma 中斷，擾亂 розрив; зруйнування خلل اندازی sự phá vỡ 瓦解

disˈruptive (-tiv) adjective

causing disorder. a disruptive child. ontwrigtend, versteurend مُخَرِّب، مُخِل بالنِّظام، هَدّام разрушителен destrutivo rušivý zerstörerisch ødelæggende; nedbrydende αποδιοργανωτικός, που επιφέρει αναστάτωση perturbador segav مختل کننده häiritsevä perturbateur מְשָׁבֵּש बाधक, विघटनकारी koji unosi razdor, stvara anarhiju bomlasztó (erők) sumber kekacauan truflandi; óróa- dirompente 破壊な 파괴적인 griaunantis, viską verčiantis graujošs; huligānisks menimbulkan gangguan ontwrichtend, ordeverstorend nedbrytendekłopotliwy جلا كول destrutivo neastâmpărat разрушительный; неуёмный rušivý, rozvratný nemiren koji remeti störande, stökig ที่แตกแยก yıkıcı, engelleyici 引起混亂的，調皮搗蛋的 негідний اختلال انگیز gây đổ vỡ 捣乱的，制造混乱的，破坏性的

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