to disrupt
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4.4
- verb
- /dɪsˈrʌpt/
:
interrumpir
- Heavy snowfall can disrupt public transport, making it difficult for people to get to work.
- disrupt a routine
- disrupt the flow
- disrupt the classroom
Now, you have spoken about them, about moon disrupting observation time.
- Now, you have spoken about them, about moon disrupting observation time.
- Actually, it really disrupted my sense that the things are clear.
- There is no swish, no abrupt changes in volume disrupt the continuity.
- When you move, you disrupt that thermal layer.
- All of these things disrupt metabolism and mitochondrial function.
- It's there's something happens to disrupt the kind of the unity of Egypt.
- So if we disrupt the pattern, we disrupt the unpleasant feeling that we call fear.
- They don't want to disrupt the happy vibes that they have.
- And that's a little micro thing to do to disrupt and change the algorithm.
- Things like sea level rise and storm surge can disrupt shipping.
Examples
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The construction work will disrupt traffic on Main Street for several weeks.
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You think you'd do little more than disrupt a town meeting, right?
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So this was all meant to disrupt that whole system.
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I cannot allow you... to disrupt operations any further.
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The fear of war is sufficient to disrupt human activity.
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Well, look, I don't want to disrupt your whole day.
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Something must have disrupted the power.
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Furthermore, arrests for drug use disrupt the lives of drug users, their families, and their neighbors.
Academic text (2011) -
Two developments are likely to disrupt this global disequilibrium in gas prices.
Academic text (2011) -
But then alarming news arrives to disrupt this plan.
Synonyms
909
2.5
To stop someone speaking or an activity
620
3.8
To stop something suddenly before it is finished
487
3.5
To get involved in a situation and make things not work as they should
225
9.9
To mess with someone's things or plans on purpose to cause trouble
113
4.9
To interfere with something without permission in a harmful or dishonest way
97
2.1
Move something and make it untidy or broken
64
4.6
Make a plan or project fail
31
4.8
To make someone's plans or schedule not work as expected
11
3.3
Interrupt an activity so it stops for a short time
7
4.1
To make a place or situation very messy and confused
4
4.5
To make something lose its order or structure
2
7.6
To make something move away from its normal path, often by a small force
1
5.2
Cause a plan to fail or stop moving forward
To ruin someone's plans by making them fail or change suddenly
To cause problems and confusion in a plan or system
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Disruptive
72
6.3
64
4.6
269
4.4
183
2.1
- Specialized
3
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
disrupt = rupture (semi-transparent) = dis + rupt
Formally analyzable as dis- + a bound root 'rupt'; because 'rupt' is not a standalone English word learners can only partially infer meaning (related words like 'rupture' or 'interrupt' help).
Etymology
Disrupt comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and rupt 'break', the same root you see in rupture. So to disrupt something is to 'break apart' its normal flow or stop it suddenly, which is why a loud noise can disrupt your concentration.