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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. make a break in;
- Example: "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
[syn: interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off]

2. throw into disorder;
- Example: "This event disrupted the orderly process"

3. interfere in someone else's activity;
- Example: "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
[syn: interrupt, disrupt]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disrupt \Dis*rupt"\, a. [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to break, burst. See Rupture.] Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

disrupt \dis*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrupting.] 1. To break asunder; to rend. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. to destroy the continuity of, usually temporarily; as, electrical power was disrupted by the hurricane. [PJC] 3. To interfere with or halt, especially by causing a lack of order; as, the shouting of the demonstrators disrupted the meeting. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disrupt v 1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" [syn: interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off] 2: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process" 3: interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" [syn: interrupt, disrupt]