disruption
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English
Etymology
From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, /dɪzˈɹʌpʃən/, /dɪzˈɹʊpʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/
- Rhymes: -ʌpʃən
Noun
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
Related terms
Translations
interruption
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disorder
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Further reading
- Disruption of 1843 (in the Church of Scotland)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
disruption f (plural disruptions)