disruption

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
  2. noun a disorderly outburst or tumult
  3. noun an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

Etymology

From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

break, interruption, gap

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
delay
Narrower (hyponyms)
cut-in, interjection, breaking off, heckling

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