disruption

English

Etymology

From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, /dɪzˈɹʌpʃən/, /dɪzˈɹʊpʃən/
(US) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

Noun

disruption (countable and uncountable, plural disruptions)

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
- The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.
A continuing act of disorder
- There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.

Related terms

Translations

interruption

Bulgarian: прекъсване (bg) n (prekǎsvane), разрив (bg) m (razriv)
Catalan: interrupció f
Dutch: onderbreking (nl) f, ontregeling (nl) f
Finnish: sekasorto (fi), hajaannus (fi)
French: interruption (fr) f, perturbation (fr) f, rupture (fr)
German: Unterbrechung (de) f, Störung (de) f, Störfaktor (de) m
Italian: disruzione (it) f, rottura (it)

Persian: فارسی‎‎ (fa) (انقطاع - گسیختگی)
Polish: zakłócenie (pl)
Portuguese: ruptura (pt)
Russian: наруше́ние (ru) n (narušénije), срыв (ru) m (sryv), разры́в (ru) m (razrýv)
Serbo-Croatian: disrupcija f, narušenje n
Spanish: quebranto (es) m, incidente (es) m, ruptura (es) f, interrupción (es) f

disorder

Bulgarian: безредие (bg) n (bezredie)
Catalan: desordre (ca) m
Dutch: wanorde (nl)
German: Durcheinander (de) n, Unordnung (de) f

Italian: scompiglio (it) m, sconvolgimento (it) m
Russian: расстро́йство (ru) n (rasstrójstvo)
Spanish: desorden (es) m, desorganización (es) f

French

Noun

disruption f (plural disruptions)

break; fracture

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