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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 yvlog Forms

  • 徱·ܱİ 徱·ܱtǰ noun
  • ԴDzd·ܱiԲ adjective
  • ԴDzd·ܱiԲ·ly adverb
  • ܲd·ܱĻ adjective
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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The implications are four dimensional, complicated, disrupting – and the precise reactions and consequences of those reactions are largely unknowable and unmappable.

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In neighbouring Syria, the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime has disrupted the route used by Iran, its main supporter, for the supply of weapons and money.

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In the near term, economists say tariffs will disrupt supply chains, shrink the global economy and increase costs for the average American family by thousands of dollars annually.

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Activist group Animal Rising has said that - as with last year - it has no plans to disrupt the event, but remains opposed to the race.

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The threat of workplace immigration raids has been a concern for hoteliers who worry they may disrupt staff and customers alike, said Ray Patel, president of the Northeast Los Angeles Hotel Owners Assn.

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