disrupt

Verb
Synonyms: interruptbreak upcut off

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. make a break in“We interrupt the program for the following messages”Synonyms: interruptbreak upcut 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”Synonyms: interrupt
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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]

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