Disrupt Definition
dĭs-rŭpt
disrupted, disrupting, disrupts
verb
disrupted, disrupting, disrupts
To throw into confusion or disorder.
Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech.
American Heritage
To break apart; split up; rend asunder.
Webster's New World
To interrupt or impede the progress of.
Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost. The noise disrupted my nap.
American Heritage
To disturb or interrupt the orderly course of (a social affair, meeting, etc.)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
(obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
Wiktionary
Origin of Disrupt
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From Latin disruptus, from disrumpere, commonly dirumpere (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpere (“to break”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin disrumpere disrupt- to break apart dis- dis- rumpere to break apart reup- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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