dis·rupt
disrupt
- pronunciation:
- dihs
ruhpt
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disrupted, disrupting, disrupts |
| definition 1: |
to throw into disorder or turmoil.
The police disrupted the peaceful demonstration.- similar words:
- violate
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| definition 2: |
to interrupt or break off, usu. temporarily.
Hecklers disrupted the governor's speech.
- similar words:
- fracture
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| related words: |
break, crack, distract, heckle, overthrow, sabotage, tear, trouble |
| derivation: |
disrupter (disruptor) (n.) |
Disrupt comes from
disruptus, a Latin word that means "break apart or split." In Latin, there is a root (or word part),
rupt, which means "break." The English words
erupt, which means "to break out or burst," and
rupture, which means "to break open," also contain this root.