disruption

Noun

Synonyms: break interruption gap disturbance commotion flutter hurly burly to-do hoo-ha hoo-hah kerfuffle dislocation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity“it was presented without commercial breaks”“there was a gap in his account”Synonyms: break interruption gap
a disorderly outburst or tumult“they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”Synonyms: disturbance commotion flutter hurly burly to-do hoo-ha hoo-hah kerfuffle
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuitySynonyms: dislocation
the act of causing disorderSynonyms: perturbation

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Disruption \Dis*rup"tion\, n. [L. disruptio, diruptio.] The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; disruption of a state. [1913 Webster]