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- Dictionarydisruption/dɪsˈrʌpʃn/
noun
- 1. disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process: "the scheme 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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DISRUPTION definition: 1. the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as…. Learn more.
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.
DISRUPTION meaning: 1. the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as…. Learn more.
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. 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:
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 We aim to help you move house with minimum disruption to yourself.
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.
