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disrupt

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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.

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

dis·rupter, dis·ruptor n.
dis·ruption n.

disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt]
vb
1. (tr) to throw into turmoil or disorder
2. (tr) to interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc.)
3. to break or split (something) apart
[from Latin disruptus burst asunder, from dīrumpere to dash to pieces, from dis-1 + rumpere to burst]
disrupter , disruptor n
disruption  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disrupt - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
cut off, cut - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
break off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
punctuate - interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
break - interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
put aside, put away - turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"
intermit, pause, break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
burst in on, burst upon - spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"
heckle - challenge aggressively
interject, interpose, throw in, come in, inject, put in - to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"
block, jam - interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
stop over, stop - interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"
take time off, take off - take time off from work; stop working temporarily
2.disrupt - throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"
3.disrupt - interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
cut in - interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!"
cut short - cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

disrupt
verb
1. interrupt, stop, upset, hold up, interfere with, unsettle, obstruct, cut short, intrude on, break up or into Anti-war protests disrupted the debate.
2. disturb, upset, confuse, disorder, spoil, unsettle, agitate, disorganize, disarrange, derange, throw into disorder The drought has disrupted agricultural production.
Translations
disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] VT [+ meeting, communications etc] → interrumpir; [+ plans] → alterar, trastocar

disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] vt [+ plans, meeting, lesson] → perturber; [+ services] → perturber; [+ sleep] → perturber
Protesters disrupted the meeting → Des manifestants ont perturbé la réunion.
Train services are being disrupted by the strike → Les horaires de train sont perturbés par la grève.

disrupt
vtstören; lesson, meeting, conversation, train service alsounterbrechen; their lives were disrupted (by it)das brachte ihr Leben durcheinander, das stellte ihr Leben auf den Kopf

disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] vt (meeting, lesson) → disturbare, interrompere; (public transport) → creare il caos in; (plans) → scombussolare

disrupt
v disrupt [disˈrapt]
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 narušit; přerušit afbryde; få til at bryde sammen unterbrechen διαταράσσω, αναστατώνω interrumpir, 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 verstoren avbryte, bryte sammen, gå i oppløsning przerywać, zakłócać interromper a perturba срывать; прерывать prerušiť prekiniti poremetiti avbryta, störa ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิ sekte vurmak, engellemek 使瓦解,使混亂 порушувати خلل انداز کرنا làm rối loạn 使使
n disˈruption [-ʃən]
ontwrigting, verdeeldheid تَمْزيق، تَعْطيل разрушение (pře)rušení sammenbrud die Unterbrechung διαταραχή interrupción, alteración, trastorno katkestus, häire اختلال؛ از هم گسستگی häiriö perturbation שִיבוּש बाधा raskol, razdor megszakítás; (szét)törés; széthullás kekacauan upplausn; truflun interruzione, disgregazione 分裂 혼란 sutrikdymas, sužlugdymas pārraušana; sagraušana gangguan verstoring sammenbrudd, oppbrudd przerwanie, rozdarcie interrupção perturbare срыв; разрушение prerušenie prekinitev prekid avbrott, upplösning การขัดขวาง sekte vurma, engel olma 瓦解 розрив; зруйнування خلل اندازی sự phá vỡ
adj disˈruptive [-tiv]
causing disorder a disruptive child. ontwrigtend, versteurend مُخَرِّب، مُخِل بالنِّظام، هَدّام разрушителен rušivý ødelæggende; nedbrydende zerstörerisch 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 破壊的な 파괴적인 griaunantis, viską verčiantis graujošs; huligānisks menimbulkan gangguan ontwrichtend, ordeverstorend nedbrytende kłopotliwy destrutivo neastâmpărat разрушительный; неуёмный rušivý, rozvratný nemiren koji remeti störande, stökig ที่แตกแยก yıkıcı, engelleyici 分裂的,破壞性的 негідний اختلال انگیز gây đổ vỡ

disrupt يُمَزِق přerušit afbryde stören διακόπτω perturbar keskeyttää déranger omesti interrompere 混乱させる 중단시키다 verstoren avbryte rozerwać interromper разрывать avbryta ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง bölmek làm gián đoạn 扰乱


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