disrupt[verb]Synonyms:- disturb, confuse, disorder, disorganize, spoil, upset
- interrupt, break up
or into, interfere with, intrude, obstruct, unsettle, upset
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dis‧rupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: disruptus, from rumpere 'to break']
to prevent something from continuing in its usual way by causing problems:
Traffic was disrupted by a hoax bomb. Climate change could disrupt the agricultural economy. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲