Definition of DISRUPT

disrupt

Meanings

Verb

  • make a break in
  • throw into disorder
    • "This event disrupted the orderly process"
  • interfere in someone else's activity
  • To throw into confusion or disorder.
  • To interrupt or impede.
  • To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.

Adj

  • Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin disruptus, from disrumpo, commonly dirumpo (“to break or burst asunder”), from dis-, di- (“apart, asunder”) + rumpo (“to break”).

Synonyms

break up, cut off, interrupt

Scrabble Score: 10

disrupt is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
disrupt is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disrupt is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

disrupt is a valid Words With Friends word