Meaning of DISRUPT
| Pronunciation: | | dis'rupt
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- [v] throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"
- [v] interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
- [v] make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
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| | Synonyms: | | break up, cut off, interrupt, interrupt |
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| | See Also: | | barge in, barge in, block, break, break in, break in, break off, burst in on, burst upon, butt in, butt in, chime in, chime in, chisel in, chisel in, come in, cut, cut in, cut in, cut short, discontinue, harass, heckle, inject, interject, intermit, interpose, jam, pause, punctuate, put away, put in, put in, stop, stop over, take off, take time off, throw in | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis*rupt"\, a. [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of
disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to
break, burst. See {Rupture}.]
Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
\Dis*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrupted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disrupting}.]
To break asunder; to rend. --Thomson.
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| | Related Terms: | | agitate, atomize, baffle, balk, blast, brave, breach, break in, break into, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, confound, confront, contravene, counter, counteract, countermand, counterwork, crash, cross, crunch, crush, cut to pieces, dash, defeat, defy, demolish, destroy, diffuse, disarray, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, dish, disorder, disorganize, disperse, disturb, elude, fission, flummox, foil, fragment, frustrate, grind, hole, interfere with, interrupt, knock the chocks, make mincemeat of, mess up, mince, muddle, nonplus, open, perplex, pulverize, ruin, rummage, rupture, sabotage, scatter, scotch, shake up, shatter, shiver, smash, smash up, spike, splinter, spoil, squash, squish, stonewall, stump, thwart, unsettle, upset |
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