disrupt
To throw into confusion or disorder.
Example
“Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.”
Other meanings
To interrupt or impede.
“Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.”
To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
“The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.”
Related words
- disruptability
- disruptase
- disrupter
- disruptor
- photodisrupt
Word history
From Latin "disruptus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “disrupt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.