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disrupt

dis'rʌpt9 senses · 56 ms
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verb/dɪsˈɹʌpt/[dɪzˈɹʌpt]/dɪsˈɹʊpt/
  1. 1

    To throw into confusion or disorder.transitive

    • Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.
  2. 2

    To interrupt or impede.transitive

    • Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.
  3. 3

    To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.transitive

    • The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.
adj/dɪsˈɹʌpt/[dɪzˈɹʌpt]/dɪsˈɹʊpt/
  1. 1

    Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.obsolete

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