disrupt

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.

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

[C17: from Latin disruptus burst asunder, from dīrumpere to dash to pieces, from dis-¹ + rumpere to burst]

disˈrupter, disˈruptor n

disˈruption n

dis•rupt

(dɪsˈrʌpt)

v.t.

1. to cause disorder or turmoil in.

2. to destroy, usu. temporarily, the normal continuance or unity of; interrupt: to disrupt broadcasting.

3. to break apart: to disrupt a connection.

adj.

4. broken apart; disrupted.

[1650–60; < Latin disruptus, variant of dīruptus, past participle of dīrumpere=dī- di-² + rumpere to break]

dis•rupt′er, dis•rup′tor, n.

dis•rup′tion, n.

disrupt

Past participle: disrupted
Gerund: disrupting

Imperative

disrupt

disrupt

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"

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.

disrupt

verb

1. To put out of proper order:

derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset.

2. To break up the order or progress of:

disturb, upset.

Translations

يُعَطِّلُيُمَزِّق، يُفْسِد، يُعَطِّل

narušitpřerušit

afbrydefå til at bryde sammen

unterbrechenzerreißenabbrechenstören

διακόπτω

interrumpirperturbartrastocaralterar

häiritäkeskeyttää

perturberdérangerinterrompre

omesti

szétzülleszt

leysa upp; trufla, rjúfa

interrompereromperesepararedisturbareimpedire

混乱させる

중단시키다

sutrikdymassužlugdymasviską verčiantis

pārrautsagraut

onderbrekenverstoren

avbryte

rozerwać

interromperimpedir

сорвать

prekiniti

avbryta

ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง

bölmekengellemeksekte vurmak

làm gián đoạn

使混乱使瓦解扰乱

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

vt → stören; lesson, meeting, conversation, train service also → unterbrechen; 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

(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

disrupt

→ يُعَطِّلُ narušit afbryde stören διακόπτω perturbar keskeyttää déranger omesti interrompere 混乱させる 중단시키다 verstoren avbryte rozerwać interromper сорвать avbryta ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง bölmek làm gián đoạn 扰乱