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   dis·rupt

   /disˈrəpt/

   verb

   • 1. interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem: "a rail strike that could disrupt both passenger and freight service" Similar throw into confusionthrow into disorderthrow into disarraycause confusion/turmoil inplay havoc withderangeturn upside-downmake a mess ofdisturbdisorderdisorganizedisarrangeinterfere withupsetunsettleconvulseinterruptsuspenddiscontinueobstructimpedehamperhold updelayretardslow (down)informal:throw a spanner in the works ofthrow a monkey wrench in the works of
   • ▪ drastically alter or destroy the structure of: "if an explosion of volcanic steam had formed the crater, the blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock" Similar distortdamagebucklewarpbreak open/apartshattersplitsevercleavesplit asunderliterary:rendarchaic:sunderriveOpposite organizearrange
   • ▪ (of a company or form of technology) cause radical change in (an industry or market) by means of innovation: "our 3D printing technology is disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin disrupt- ‘broken apart’, from the verb disrumpere.

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   The meaning of DISRUPT is to break apart : rupture. How to use disrupt in a sentence.

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   DISRUPT definition: 1. to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as…. Learn more.

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   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. [VERB noun] The drought has severely disrupted agricultural production. [VERB noun] He has cast himself as a disruptor of the established order.

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   Disrupt definition: to cause disorder or turmoil in. See examples of DISRUPT used in a sentence.

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   To disrupt is to interrupt or throw something into disorder. If you don't turn your phone off before a play, it might ring and disrupt the actors and the audience.

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   DISRUPT meaning: 1. to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as…. Learn more.

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   disrupt something (business) to cause significant change in an industry or market by means of innovation (= new ideas or methods) Our radical new printing technology is disrupting traditional manufacturing. Definition of disrupt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   The meaning of DISRUPTION is the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc.. How to use disruption in a sentence.

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    DISRUPT definition: to interrupt something and stop it continuing as it should: . Learn more.

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    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.