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disrupt

[ dis-ruhpt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause disorder or turmoil in:

    The news disrupted their conference.

  2. to destroy, usually temporarily, the normal continuance or unity of; interrupt:

    Telephone service was disrupted for hours.

  3. to break apart:

    to disrupt a connection.

  4. 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

  1. broken apart; disrupted.

disrupt

/ ɪˈʌ /

verb

  1. tr to throw into turmoil or disorder
  2. tr to interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc)
  3. to break or split (something) apart
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈܱپDz, noun
  • 徱ˈܱٱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱·ܱİ 徱·ܱtǰ noun
  • ԴDzd·ܱiԲ adjective
  • ԴDzd·ܱiԲ·ly adverb
  • ܲd·ܱĻ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disrupt1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin disruptus, variant of īܱٳܲ “broken apart,” past participle of īܳ “to break apart,” from ī- di- 2 + rumpere “to break”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disrupt1

C17: from Latin disruptus burst asunder, from īܳ to dash to pieces, from dis- 1+ rumpere to burst
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Trump, meanwhile, has claimed without evidence that Democrats are "paying a fortune" to disrupt town halls.

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“Trump is asserting a particular theory about executive power, but that’s really all he has,” Ekbladh said, “and that has defined his first hundred days — disrupt, break, defund.”

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County workers are poised to walk off their jobs Monday night, disrupting public services from healthcare and social work to libraries and parks.

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A Home Office spokesperson said the government were "strengthening international partnerships and boosting our ability to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal gangs whilst strengthening the security of our borders."

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The blackouts have led to public transport being disrupted, with trains being cancelled.

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