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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.

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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

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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 saattaa sekaisin perturber לְשָׁבֵּש बाधित razbiti, unijeti razdor szétszakít, szétzülleszt mengacau leysa upp; trufla, rjúfa disgregare 分裂させる 혼란에 빠뜨리다, 분열시키다 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 使瓦解，使混乱

n disˈruption [-ʃən]

ontwrigting, verdeeldheid تَمْزيق، تَعْطيل разрушение (pře)rušení sammenbrud die Unterbrechung διαταραχή interrupción, alteración, trastorno katkestus, häire اختلال؛ از هم گسستگی sekasorto perturbation שִיבוּש बाधा raskol, razdor megszakítás; (szét)törés; széthullás kekacauan upplausn; truflun interruzione, disgregazione 分裂 혼란, 분열 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 瓦解

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 häiriköivä perturbateur מְשָׁבֵּש बाधक, विघटनकारी koji unosi razdor, stvara anarhiju bomlasztó (erők) sumber kekacauan truflandi; óróa- dirompente 破壊的な 혼란을 일으키는, 말썽을 부리는 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 分裂的，破坏性的