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Definition of Disrupt
1. Verb. Make a break in. "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Specialized synonyms: Cut, Cut Off, Punctuate, Break, Put Aside, Put Away, Break, Intermit, Pause, Barge In, Break In, Butt In, Chime In, Chisel In, Cut In, Put In, Burst In On, Burst Upon, Heckle, Come In, Inject, Interject, Interpose, Put In, Throw In, Block, Jam, Stop, Stop Over, Take Off, Take Time Off
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Off, Discontinue, Stop
Derivative terms: Disruption, Interrupter, Interruption
2. Verb. Throw into disorder. "This event disrupted the orderly process"
3. Verb. Interfere in someone else's activity. "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
Specialized synonyms: Cut In, Cut Short
Generic synonyms: Barge In, Break In, Butt In, Chime In, Chisel In, Cut In, Put In
Derivative terms: Disruption, Interruption
Definition of Disrupt
1. a. Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
2. v. t. To break asunder; to rend.
Definition of Disrupt
1. Verb. (transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To interrupt or impede. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disrupt
1. to throw into confusion [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disrupt
Literary usage of Disrupt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thirty Years of Labor. 1859-1889: In which the History of the Attempts to by Terence Vincent Powderly (1889)
"Discontent among workingmen brings anarchists to the front—Socialists flock to
labor meeting to disrupt it—Webster defines socialism—Socialists misconstrue ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... important data on the religious cult and cérémonie», and acquaints us with
the numerous heresies that threatened to disrupt the Church in the East. ..."
3. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"“Management thinks that it will cause too much turmoil and disrupt the flow we
have going on here.” Anthony pursed his lips, looking down, but not saying a ..."
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