English noun: disruption | |||
1. | disruption (act) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity | ||
Samples | It was presented without commercial breaks. There was a gap in his account. | ||
Synonyms | break, gap, interruption | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delay, holdup | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abruption, barracking, breaking off, cut-in, cut-in, heckling, insert, insert, interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition | ||
2. | disruption (state) a disorderly outburst or tumult | ||
Samples | They were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused. | ||
Synonyms | commotion, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disorder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | convulsion, earthquake, garboil, incident, splash, stir, storm, storm center, storm centre, tempest, tumult, tumultuousness, turmoil, upheaval, uproar | ||
3. | disruption (event) an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity | ||
Synonyms | dislocation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, interruption | ||
4. | disruption (act) the act of causing disorder | ||
Synonyms | perturbation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disturbance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | breakdown, dislocation, surprisal, surprise | ||