disruption

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ UK /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #20268

Meanings

1

noun
An interruption that stops something from continuing normally.

The storm caused major disruption to flights across the country.
2

noun
A state of noise and disorder.

There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an interruption that stops... break

2 noun · a state of noise and disorder. perturbation

Word family

Forms disruptions

Derived forms chronodisruptiondisruptionismdisruptionistinfodisruptionphotodisruptionpredisruption

Related forms disrupt disruptive

Etymology

From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.

*Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disruption

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 20268

## Meanings
1. An interruption that stops something from continuing normally.
2. A state of noise and disorder.

## Examples
- The storm caused major disruption to flights across the country.
- There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.

## Derived Forms
- chronodisruption
- disruptionism
- disruptionist
- infodisruption
- photodisruption
- predisruption

## Related Forms
- disrupt
- disruptive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *Hrewp-

## Etymology
From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Disruption comes from Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion. The historical chain includes *Hrewp- (Proto-Indo-European). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as chronodisruption, disruptionism, disruptionist, and infodisruption and related forms such as disrupt and disruptive. In present use it covers an interruption that stops something from continuing normally and a state of noise and disorder.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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