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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