dis|rupt|er — «dihs RUHP tuhr», noun. a person or thing that disrupts: »Joe, the disrupter, is actively disliked (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
dis|rupt´ing|ly — dis|rupt «dihs RUHPT», verb, adjective. –v.t., v.i. to break up; burst apart; split: »The rioters tried to disrupt the assembly. Slavery seemed likely to disrupt the Union. The proposed routes would…slash through beautiful rural scenery and… … Useful english dictionary
dis·rupt — … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
rupt — bank·rupt·cy; cor·rupt·ed·ly; cor·rupt·ed·ness; cor·rupt·er; cor·rupt·ibil·i·ty; cor·rupt·ing·ly; cor·rupt·ible; cor·rupt·less; cor·rupt·ly; cor·rupt·ness; dis·rupt·er; in·cor·rupt·ible·ness; in·cor·rupt·ibly; in·ter·rupt·er; in·ter·rupt·ible;… … English syllables
disrupt — dis·rupt … English syllables
disrupter — dis·rupt·er … English syllables
disrupt — dis•rupt [[t]dɪsˈrʌpt[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause disorder or turmoil in 2) to destroy, usu. temporarily, the normal continuance or unity of; interrupt: to disrupt broadcasting[/ex] 3) to break apart: to disrupt a connection[/ex] 4) broken apart;… … From formal English to slang
disruption — dis·rup·tion dis rəp shən n the act or process of breaking apart or rupturing <bandaged her leg tightly to prevent disruption of the partly healed wound> dis·rupt dis rəpt vt * * * dis·rup·tion (dis rupґshən) [L. diruptio a bursting… … Medical dictionary
disrupt — dis|rupt [dısˈrʌpt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
