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disrupt

verb
/dɪsˈɹʌpt/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”).

  1. borrowed from disruptus

Definitions

  1. To throw into confusion or disorder.

    • Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.

  2. To interrupt or impede.

    • Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.
    • The Glaswegians bore good-humouredly the mishaps which occasionally disrupted the services during the first month.

  3. To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the…

    To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.

    • The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Torn off or torn asunder

      Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

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Derived

disruptability, disruptase, disrupter, disruptor, photodisrupt

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA