Disruption
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A rending asunder; a bursting apart; forcible separation or division into parts; dilaceration.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
An
interruption
to the regular
flow
or
sequence
of something.
noun.
A continuing act of
disorder
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
noun.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
noun.
the act of causing disorder
noun.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
Word Usage
"�Successful disruption of these networks can create the fear, uncertainty, and doubt necessary to create widespread societal / economic disruption�"
cross-reference
disruption of the scottish church
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
break
interruption
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
anticorruption
corruption
eruption
interruption
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
alteration
annihilation
breakdown
catastrophe
collapse
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
alienation
anarchism
anarcho-syndicalism
anarchy
antinomianism