disrupt B2 Topic:Business & Commerce US /dɪsˈrʌpt/ UK /dɪsˈɹʌpt/ See IPA manual Freq #14138 Meanings 1 verb To interrupt an activity or process so that it cannot continue normally. The strike disrupted train services across the country. 2 verb To throw something into confusion or disorder. Hecklers disrupted the speech with loud shouting. 3 verb To change a market or industry dramatically by introducing a new product or way of doing things. Streaming services disrupted the way people watch television. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to interrupt an activity or... interrupt 2 verb · to throw something into... dislocate Word family Forms disrupteddisruptingdisrupts Derived forms disruptabilitydisruptasedisrupterdisruptorphotodisrupt Related forms disruptabledisruptibledisruptiondisruptive Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”). *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Business & Commerce Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disrupt **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈrʌpt/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɹʌpt/ **Frequency rank:** 14138 ## Meanings 1. To interrupt an activity or process so that it cannot continue normally. 2. To throw something into confusion or disorder. 3. To change a market or industry dramatically by introducing a new product or way of doing things. ## Examples - The strike disrupted train services across the country. - Hecklers disrupted the speech with loud shouting. - Streaming services disrupted the way people watch television. ## Derived Forms - disruptability - disruptase - disrupter - disruptor - photodisrupt ## Related Forms - disruptable - disruptible - disruption - disruptive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *Hrewp- ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”). ## AI Etymology Disrupt is borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”). In current use, the main senses are “To interrupt an activity or process so that it cannot continue normally” and “To throw something into confusion or disorder”. ## Topics - Business & Commerce - Cause, Change & Process markdown