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Meaning of 'disrupt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disrupt [ a.]
- Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
2 . Disrupt [ v. t.]
- To break asunder; to rend.

Meaning of 'disrupt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disrupt [ v]
Meaning (1):
- interfere in someone else's activity
Example in sentence:
  • Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone
Meaning (2):
- throw into disorder
Example in sentence:
  • This event disrupted the orderly process
Meaning (3):
- make a break in
Example in sentence:
  • We interrupt the program for the following messages

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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