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    disruption
    /dɪsˈrʌpʃn/

    noun

    • 1. disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process: "the scheme was planned to minimize disruption"
    • 2. radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation: "no industry is immune to digital disruption"

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  2. The meaning of DISRUPTION is the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc.. How to use disruption in a sentence.

  3. DISRUPTION definition: 1. the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as…. Learn more.

  4. A disruption is a major disturbance, something that changes your plans or interrupts some event or process. A screaming child on an airplane can be a disruption of the passengers' sleep.

  5. When there is disruption of an event, system, or process, it is prevented from continuing or operating in a normal way. The strike is expected to cause delays and disruption to flights from Britain. The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country's ports.

  6. disruption (to somebody/something) a situation in which it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way; the act of stopping something from continuing in the normal way. We aim to help you move house with minimum disruption to yourself. The strike caused serious disruptions.

  7. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech. 2. To interrupt or impede the progress of: Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost. The noise disrupted my nap. 3. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning: radiation that disrupts DNA and kills bacteria.

  8. Apr 11, 2015 · If someone or something disrupts an event, system, or process, they cause difficulties that prevent it from continuing or operating in a normal way. Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate. [VERB noun] The drought has severely disrupted agricultural production. [VERB noun] He has cast himself as a disruptor of the established order.

  9. DISRUPT definition: 1. to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as…. Learn more.

  10. All you need to know about "DISRUPTION" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. Disruption definition: An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

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