Disrupt
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transitive verb.
To throw into confusion or disorder.
transitive verb.
To interrupt or impede the progress of.
transitive verb.
To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To break or burst asunder; separate forcibly.
Torn from or asunder; severed by rending or breaking.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
transitive verb.
To break asunder; to rend.
transitive verb.
to destroy the continuity of, usually temporarily.
transitive verb.
To interfere with or halt, especially by causing a lack of order.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
throw
into
confusion
or
disorder
.
verb.
To
interrupt
or
impede
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
make a break in
verb.
throw into disorder
verb.
interfere in someone else's activity
Word Usage
"But they decided to go ahead and what we call disrupt it in place."
Etymologically Related
disruptable
disruptible
disruption
disruptive
Form
disrupted
disrupting
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
abrupt
corrupt
erupt
interrupt
upped
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
European
Slavonic
Zapotec
alaspinian
billion-year-old
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
agitate
atomize
baffle
balk
blast
verb-form
disrupted
disrupting
disrupts