Definition of 'disruption'

The transfers were effected without major disruption.

The strike paralysed government services and led to transport disruption across the country.

The bad weather caused disruption to the rail network during rush hour.

As a result he came to fear that disruptions of natural systems might bring catastrophic imbalances.

Union bosses said they were discussing how to time strikes for most disruption.

It may also specify any compensation due to you for disruption caused.

The party has form for major disruption.

Meet the next big sector of the entertainment industry facing major disruption from the internet.

It has also suffered a major disruption from the failure of new computer and stock management systems.

Time your switch so it is nowhere near the bulk of your direct debits to minimise potential disruption.

Tens of thousands of vehicle spaces could remain empty in the hope that reducing capacity will minimise any summer disruption.

The move is intended to soften the blow of a new runway while spreading the costs over a longer period to minimise disruption.

A dog will almost always cause disruption to your organized lives.

The airline has spent about 60 million trying to minimise the disruption to passengers caused by striking cabin crew.

He said that the framework introduced by the Government should remain in place for the next few years to minimise further disruption.

The mayor's office said that the project would be carried out in two stages to minimise disruption to businesses and public transport.

This is a bold and welcome move which will cause substantial disruption to criminals' ability to move and launder large quantities of cash.

Anyone hoping to take the train to visit family or friends over Easter is likely to face disruption to rail services because of engineering work.

There will also be rail disruption at Heathrow and Gatwick.

Take heart, though: there are steps you can take to minimise the disruption.

How ironic that it has just announced a loss, partly because of disruption caused by a Chinese supplier.

Together these have the potential to cause a major disruption of the nervous system, tendons, muscles and joints.

This has caused significant disruption to trading, which has further hurt the group's prospects for the full year.

The airline had already put on extra services as passengers switched to air'due to continued disruption to rail services due to adverse weather conditions '.