disruption
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4.1
- noun
- /dɪsˈrʌpʃən/
:
interrupción
- The construction work resulted in a temporary disruption of traffic along the main road.
- supply disruption
- cause disruption
- minimize disruption
It's tough because you know the disruption to routine will hurt them.
- It's tough because you know the disruption to routine will hurt them.
- And that caused like this fuel crunch and huge disruption across the East Coast.
- Offset some of the disruption in vision that occurs with aging.
- It seems like very ripe still for disruption across the board.
- And so the reason I like disruption is because it forces new thinking.
- We had a whole scenario on supply chain disruptions.
- So I think that was a push to breed political disruption.
Examples
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Education leaders are concerned that the ruling will cause serious disruption and dissension in communities.
Academic text (1990) -
Has there been a stressful event or disruption in your family lately?
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The big, big wave of disruption in education, this is what is coming.
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Indeed, it is quite possible that new online competition has meant disruption for other businesses, especially smaller ones.
Academic text (1999) -
It's tough because you know the disruption to routine will hurt them.
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"I hope I'm not causing too much of a disruption in your work.
Fiction book (1999) -
Use a recording system that minimizes disruption to the ongoing classroom activities.
Academic text (1999) -
Companies should reduce the probability of disruptions by taking preventive measures.
Academic text (2011) -
The storm caused a major disruption in train services, leaving many passengers stranded.
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There was a significant disruption to the conference schedule due to technical difficulties.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A short rest from work or activity
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7.0
A noisy fuss about something not important
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3.0
A short time when something stops or is delayed
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2.3
A pause in an activity or event
80
4.1
An interruption to a normal system, like loud noise or signal trouble
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8.8
A small noisy fuss when people disagree
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8.8
A small change that makes a system behave differently
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9.9
A sudden end to something that is happening
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6.8
A movement that puts parts of a structure out of place
A change that makes a system or process work differently than usual
A small unexpected delay in a planned schedule
Antonyms
How Disruptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
disruption = disrupt (transparent) = dis + rupt + ion
For learners who know the verb 'disrupt', adding '-ion' gives a straightforward noun meaning the act or result of disrupting.
Etymology
Disruption comes from the parts dis- meaning 'apart' and rupt meaning 'break', and you can see the same root in rupture and interrupt. So a disruption is like a 'breaking apart' of the normal flow — a sudden interruption or disturbance.