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    disrupt
    /dɪsˈrʌpt/

    verb

    • 1. interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem: "flooding disrupted rail services" Similar throw into confusionthrow into disorderthrow into disarraycause confusion/turmoil in

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISRUPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disruptDisrupt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb disrupt, which means to break apart, throw into disorder, or cause upheaval. See how disrupt is used in business, technology, and politics contexts.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › disruptDISRUPT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference. to destroy, usually temporarily, the normal continuance or unity of; interrupt: Telephone service was disrupted for hours. to break apart: to disrupt a connection.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISRUPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Disrupt means to prevent something from continuing as usual or as expected, or to change the traditional way that an industry operates. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and pronunciation of disrupt with examples and translations.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISRUPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Disrupt means to cause difficulties or problems that prevent something from continuing or operating normally. It can also mean to change the way a market or a technology works by introducing new methods. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › disruptdisrupt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Disrupt means to make something difficult or to cause significant change in an industry or market. Learn how to use this verb with pictures, pronunciation, collocations and synonyms.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disruptDisrupt - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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. Disrupt goes back to the Latin root disrumpere, "to break apart."