disrupt (dɪsˈrʌpt
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to throw into turmoil or disorder
- (tr) to interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc)
- to break or split (something) apart
Alternative Forms
disˈrupter disˈruptor noun disˈruption nounWord Origin
C17: from Latin disruptus burst asunder, from dīrumpere to dash to pieces, from dis-C17: from Latin burst asunder, from to dash to pieces, from 1 + to burst + rumpere to burstTranslations
- British English:
disrupt
If someone or something disrupts an event or process, they cause problems that prevent it from continuing normally.Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate.dɪsˈrʌpt VERB Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate.
- Spanish:
perturbar
v
- French:
déranger
vt
- German:
stören
v
- Chinese: 扰乱 v
- Arabic: يُعَطِّلُ v
- Portuguese: interromper v
- Russian: разрывать v
- Croatian: omesti v
- Czech: přerušit v rušit
- Danish: afbryde v
- Dutch: verstoren v
- Finnish: keskeyttää v
- Greek: διακόπτω v
- Italian: interrompere v
- Japanese: 混乱させる v
- Korean: 중단시키다 v
- Norwegian: avbryte v
- Polish: rozerwać v rozrywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: interromper v
- European Spanish:
perturbar
v
- Swedish: avbryta v
- Thai: ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง v
- Turkish: bölmek v
- Vietnamese: làm gián đoạn v
Usage examples
Modest weeding out, nothing spectacular, but enough to disrupt the overall pattern.
, The Endless Game (1986)This, says Schooler, will only disrupt the flow of intuitive, nonverbal thought.
New Scientist (1998)In an attempt to disrupt Mathieu's rhythm Agassi embarked on a sequence of drop shots.
Irish Times (2002)"They want to bomb the polling stations or put large bombs into places to disrupt the process.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2005)Many of the residents have problems with mental health, which can disrupt community life.
, New Testaments (1993)