DISRUPT


Meaning of DISRUPT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dis-ˈrəpt ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Latin disruptus, past participle of disrumpere, from dis- + rumpere to break — more at reave

Date: 1793

1.

a. : to break apart : rupture

b. : to throw into disorder

agitators trying to disrupt the meeting

2. : to interrupt the normal course or unity of

• dis·rupt·er noun

• dis·rup·tion -ˈrəp-shən noun

• dis·rup·tive -ˈrəp-tiv adjective

• dis·rup·tive·ly adverb

• dis·rup·tive·ness noun

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