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disrupt

The correct spelling is disrupt.

How to pronounce disrupt

/dɪsˈɹʌpt/
verb

IPA: /dɪsˈɹʌpt/

Say it like: Dis-rup-t

The correct spelling is disrupt. To throw into confusion or disorder. For example: "Hecklers disrupted the man's speech."

Usage Examples

Hecklers disrupted the man's speech.

Work on the tunnel was disrupted by a strike.

The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To throw into confusion or disorder.
  2. 2.To interrupt or impede.
  3. 3.To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.

adjective

  1. 1.Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

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