disruption
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, /dɪzˈɹʌpʃən/, /dɪzˈɹʊpʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/
- Rhymes: -ʌpʃən
Noun
[edit]disruption (countable and uncountable, plural disruptions)
- An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
- The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.
- A continuing act of disorder.
- There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.
- A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]interruption
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disorder
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Further reading
[edit]- Disruption of 1843 (in the Church of Scotland)
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]disruption f (plural disruptions)
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