disrupt

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.

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disrupt

Verb

to interrupt the progress of [Latin disruptus burst asunder]

disruption n
disruptive adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	disrupt - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" cut off, interrupt, break up 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" interrupt 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"

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disrupt

verb 1. interrupt, stop, upset, hold up, interfere with, unsettle, obstruct, cut short, intrude on, break up or into

verb 2. disturb, upset, confuse, disorder, spoil, unsettle, agitate, disorganize, disarrange, derange, throw into disorder

Translations

disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] vt [+ meeting, public transport, conversation] → interrumpir [+ plans]; desbaratar, alternar, trastornar

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disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] vt [+ plans, meeting, lesson] → perturber, déranger

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disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] vt (plans) → durcheinanderbringen;

(conversation, proceedings) → unterbrechen

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disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] vt [+ meeting, lesson] → disturbare, interrompere [+ public transport]; creare scompiglio in [+ plans]; scombussolare