v. 25B6; verb
the strike disrupted public transport : THROW INTO CONFUSION/DISORDER/DISARRAY, cause confusion/turmoil in, play havoc with; disturb, interfere with, upset, unsettle; obstruct, impede, hold up, delay, interrupt, suspend; Brit. throw a spanner in the works of; N. Amer. throw a monkey wrench in the works of.
the explosion disrupted the walls of the crater : DISTORT, damage, buckle, warp; shatter; poetic/literary sunder.