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dis·rupt
(dĭs-rŭpt′)tr.v. dis·rupt·ed, dis·rupt·ing, dis·rupts
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.
[Latin disrumpere, disrupt-, to break apart : dis-, dis- + rumpere, to break apart; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·rupt′er, dis·rup′tor n.
dis·rup′tion n.
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disrupt
(dɪsˈrʌpt)vb
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
[C17: from Latin disruptus burst asunder, from dīrumpere to dash to pieces, from dis-1 + rumpere to burst]
disˈrupter, disˈruptor n
disˈruption n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dis•rupt
(dɪsˈrʌpt)v.t.
1. to cause disorder or turmoil in.
2. to destroy, usu. temporarily, the normal continuance or unity of; interrupt: to disrupt broadcasting.
3. to break apart: to disrupt a connection.
adj. 4. broken apart; disrupted.
[1650–60; < Latin disruptus, variant of dīruptus, past participle of dīrumpere=dī- di-2 + rumpere to break]
dis•rupt′er, dis•rup′tor, n.
dis•rup′tion, n.
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disrupt
Past participle: disrupted
Gerund: disrupting
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| Verb | 1. | disrupt - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" break off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations" punctuate - interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone" break - interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" put aside, put away - turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things" intermit, pause, break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" burst in on, burst upon - spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" heckle - challenge aggressively interject, interpose, throw in, come in, inject, put in - to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" block, jam - interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" stop over, stop - interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" take time off, take off - take time off from work; stop working temporarily |
| 2. | disrupt - throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process" | |
| 3. | disrupt - interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" cut in - interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!" cut short - cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short" |
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disrupt
verb
1. interrupt, stop, upset, hold up, interfere with, unsettle, obstruct, cut short, intrude on, break up or into Anti-war protests disrupted the debate.
2. disturb, upset, confuse, disorder, spoil, unsettle, agitate, disorganize, disarrange, derange, throw into disorder The drought has disrupted agricultural production.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disrupt
verb1. To put out of proper order:
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Translations
يُعَطِّلُيُمَزِّق، يُفْسِد، يُعَطِّل
narušitpřerušit
afbrydefå til at bryde sammen
häiritäkeskeyttää
omesti
szétzülleszt
leysa upp; trufla, rjúfa
混乱させる
중단시키다
sutrikdymassužlugdymasviską verčiantis
pārrautsagraut
prekiniti
avbryta
ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง
bölmekengellemeksekte vurmak
làm gián đoạn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disrupt
[dɪsˈrʌpt] vt [+ plans, meeting, lesson] → perturber; [+ services] → perturber; [+ sleep] → perturberProtesters disrupted the meeting → Des manifestants ont perturbé la réunion.
Train services are being disrupted by the strike → Les horaires de train sont perturbés par la grève.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disrupt
vt → stören; lesson, meeting, conversation, train service also → unterbrechen; their lives were disrupted (by it) → das brachte ihr Leben durcheinander, das stellte ihr Leben auf den Kopf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disrupt
[dɪsˈrʌpt] vt (meeting, lesson) → disturbare, interrompere; (public transport) → creare il caos in; (plans) → scombussolareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disrupt
(disˈrapt) verb to break up or put into a state of disorder. Rioters disrupted the meeting; Traffic was disrupted by floods.
disˈruption (-ʃən) noundisˈruptive (-tiv) adjective
causing disorder. a disruptive child.
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disrupt
→ يُعَطِّلُ narušit afbryde stören διακόπτω perturbar keskeyttää déranger omesti interrompere 混乱させる 중단시키다 verstoren avbryte rozerwać interromper сорвать avbryta ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง bölmek làm gián đoạn 扰乱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009