disrupt
[ dis-ruhpt ]
/ dɪsˈrʌpt /
verb (used with object)
to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
to destroy, usually temporarily, the normal continuance or unity of; interrupt: Telephone service was disrupted for hours.
to break apart: to disrupt a connection.
Business.
to radically change (an industry, business strategy, etc.), as by introducing a new product or service that creates a new market: It’s time to disrupt your old business model.
adjective
broken apart; disrupted.
Origin of disrupt
OTHER WORDS FROM disrupt
dis·rupt·er, dis·rup·tor, noun non·dis·rupt·ing, adjective non·dis·rupt·ing·ly, adverb un·dis·rupt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby disrupt
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British Dictionary definitions for disrupt
disrupt
/ (dɪsˈrʌpt) /
verb
(tr)
to throw into turmoil or disorder
(tr)
to interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc)
to break or split (something) apart
Derived forms of disrupt
disrupter or disruptor, noun disruption, nounWord Origin for disrupt
C17: from Latin
disruptus burst asunder, from
dīrumpere to dash to pieces, from
dis-
1 +
rumpere to burst