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disrupt

/dɪzˈɹʌpt/verb2 syllables

Disrupt means: make a break in.

Synonyms for disrupt4

verb, as in make a break in

interrupt, break up, cut off

verb, as in interfere in someone else's activity

also used for disrupt

dislocate

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What does disrupt mean?3

verb

1

make a break in“We interrupt the program for the following messages”

2

interfere in someone else's activity“Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone”

3

throw into disorder“This event disrupted the orderly process”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disrupt?5

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Disrupt in a sentence

  • He was careful not to disrupt the meeting.kebukebu
  • Please refrain from making posts that disrupt this site's atmosphere.blay_paul
  • The tourists scare away the animals and disrupt their natural activity patterns.Hybrid
  • Don't eat too much and disrupt the stomach's normal digestion process.weihaiping
  • China doesn't want to disrupt the one-party rule that it created.Amastan
  • Human activities such as pollution and overfishing can disrupt and destroy ecosystems.Amastan
  • The solar flare was strong enough to disrupt our satellite connection.DuosDragonPolyglot
  • Continued fighting within the new nation is disrupting what remains of the economy.The_World_Factbook

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Forms of disrupt

as a verb

past tense
disrupted
present participle
disrupting
third-person singular
disrupts
past participle
disrupted