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- Dictionarydis·rup·tion/disˈrəpSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process: "the schedule was planned to minimize disruption"
- 2. radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation: "no industry is immune to digital disruption"
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: the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc. disruption of sleep. disruptions in service. a process that has continued without disruption.
an interruption in the usual way that a system, process, or event works: It would cause a tremendous disruption to our work schedule to install a different computer system. A crackdown on illegal-immigrant hiring could create widespread workplace disruptions.
noun. forcible separation or division into parts. a disrupted condition: After the coup, the country was in disruption. Business. a radical change in an industry, business strategy, etc., especially involving the introduction of a new product or service that creates a new market:
A disruption is a major disturbance, something that changes your plans or interrupts some event or process. A screaming child on an airplane can be a disruption of the passengers' sleep. A break in the action, especially an unplanned and confusing one, is a disruption.
specifically : to successfully challenge (established businesses, products, or services) by using an innovation (such as a new technology or business model) to gain a foothold in a marginal or new segment of the market and then fundamentally changing the nature of the market.
to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected: Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city this morning. The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker. business specialized.
noun. /dɪsˈrʌpʃn/. /dɪsˈrʌpʃn/. [uncountable, countable] disruption (to somebody/something) a situation in which it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way; the act of stopping something from continuing in the normal way.
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.
(dɪsrʌpʃən ) Word forms: plural disruptions. variable noun. When there is disruption of an event, system, or process, it is prevented from continuing or operating in a normal way. The strike is expected to cause delays and disruption to flights from Britain. The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country's ports.
(dɪsrʌpt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense disrupts , present participle disrupting , past tense, past participle disrupted. 1. verb B2. If someone or something disrupts an event, system, or process, they cause difficulties that prevent it from continuing or operating in a normal way. Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate.
