disrupt
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disrupt
- /dɪsˈɹʌpt/ Canada, US, UK
- [dɪzˈɹʌpt] Canada, US, UK
- /dɪsˈɹʊpt/ Northern England
- [dɪzˈɹʊpt] Northern England
- /dɪsˈɹɐpt/ Australia
- [dɪzˈɹɐpt] Australia
- /dəsˈɹɐpt/ New Zealand
- [dəzˈɹɐpt] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ʌpt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”).
verb disrupts · disrupting · disrupted
- To throw into confusion or disorder. Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.
- To interrupt or impede. Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.
- 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.
adjective more disrupt · most disrupt
- Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
