Disrupt

verb

/dɪsˈɹʌpt/

Word Frequency: 2.5

Definitions

1.verbTo throw into confusion or disorder.

"Hecklers disrupted the man's speech."

2.verbTo interrupt or impede.

"Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike."

3.verbTo 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."

4.adjectiveTorn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

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