disruption C1 Topic:Senses & Perception 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 disruptdisruptive Etymology AI details From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion. *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Senses & Perception - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown