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English verb: disrupt | |||
| 1. | disrupt (communication) make a break in | ||
| Samples | We interrupt the program for the following messages. | ||
| Synonyms | break up, cut off, interrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break off, discontinue, stop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barge in, block, break, break, break in, burst in on, burst upon, butt in, chime in, chisel in, come in, cut, cut in, cut off, heckle, inject, interject, intermit, interpose, jam, pause, punctuate, put aside, put away, put in, put in, stop, stop over, take off, take time off, throw in | ||
| 2. | disrupt (change) throw into disorder | ||
| Samples | This event disrupted the orderly process. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| 3. | disrupt (change) interfere in someone else's activity | ||
| Samples | Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone. | ||
| Synonyms | interrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | barge in, break in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in, put in | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cut in, cut short | ||
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