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- DictionaryDis·rup·tion/disˈrəpSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process: "the schedule was planned to minimize disruption"
- 2. radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation: "no industry is immune to digital disruption"
A disruption is a major disturbance, something that changes your plans or interrupts some event or process. A screaming child on an airplane can be a disruption of the passengers' sleep. A break in the action, especially an unplanned and confusing one, is a disruption.
: to break apart : rupture. three periods of faulting disrupted the rocks University of Arizona Record. b. : to throw into disorder. demonstrators trying to disrupt the meeting. 2. a. : to interrupt the normal course or unity of. … disrupted a bridge game by permanently hiding up the ace of spades … Scott Fitzgerald.
disruption (to somebody/something) a situation in which it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way; the act of stopping something from continuing in the normal way. We aim to help you move house with minimum disruption to yourself. disruptions to rail services. The strike caused serious disruptions.
1. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech. 2. To interrupt or impede the progress of: Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost. The noise disrupted my nap. 3. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning: radiation that disrupts DNA and kills bacteria.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧rup‧tion /dɪsˈrʌpʃən/ noun [ countable, uncountable] a situation in which something is prevented from continuing in its usual way The strike caused widespread disruption. disruption to There will be some disruption to traffic while the work is in progress.
noun. forcible separation or division into parts. a disrupted condition: After the coup, the country was in disruption.
2 days ago · (dɪsrʌpʃən ) Word forms: plural disruptions. variable noun. When there is disruption of an event, system, or process, it is prevented from continuing or operating in a normal way. The plan was designed to ensure disruption to business was kept to a minimum. Synonyms: disturbance, disorder, confusion, interference More Synonyms of disruption.
