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- Dictionarydisrupt/dɪsˈrʌpt/
verb
- 1. interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem: "flooding disrupted rail services" Similar
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to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected: Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city this morning. The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker. business specialized.
specifically : to successfully challenge (established businesses, products, or services) by using an innovation (such as a new technology or business model) to gain a foothold in a marginal or new segment of the market and then fundamentally changing the nature of the market.
1. (transitive) to throw into turmoil or disorder. 2. (transitive) to interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc) 3. to break or split (something) apart. 4. business. to challenge established methods in (a market, technology, etc) with the intention of changing the way it operates. Collins English Dictionary.
To disrupt is to interrupt or throw something into disorder. If you don't turn your phone off before a play, it might ring and disrupt the actors and the audience. Disrupt goes back to the Latin root disrumpere, "to break apart." When you disrupt, you break someone's concentration, break up a routine, or break apart a system or order, as when ...
to destroy, usually temporarily, the normal continuance or unity of; interrupt: Telephone service was disrupted for hours. to break apart: to disrupt a connection. Business. to radically change (an industry, business strategy, etc.), as by introducing a new product or service that creates a new market: It’s time to disrupt your old business model.
to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected: Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city this morning. The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker. business specialized.
Dictionary definition of disrupt. To interrupt, disturb, or cause disorder or upheaval in a process, system, or situation. "The sudden power outage is likely to disrupt the company’s operations for the day." Detailed meaning of disrupt.
To break apart; split up; rend asunder. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To interrupt or impede the progress of. Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost. The noise disrupted my nap. American Heritage. To disturb or interrupt the orderly course of (a social affair, meeting, etc.) Webster's New World.
Definition of disrupt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. 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.
