0 past simple and past participle of disrupt
1 to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected:
In other words, the second language can be disrupted from a nickel-sized site rather than a dime-sized site.
Increasing colonial presence disrupted the seasonal mobility of indigenous hunters and herders.
Even people who lived at some distance from the border found that it disrupted their lives in all sorts of ways.
Such features were rapidly disrupted, however, once starvation began.
This is the first time that three consecutive parliamentary elections have been held without the country being disrupted by a military overthrow.
Activities disrupted very passive situations, prompted people into action, into relating with each other, producing laughter, silliness and even pride.
Such workers often have high absentee and turnover rates, and their performances may be otherwise easily disrupted.
In the course of the discussion, the information flow is disrupted because it is unclear how much transfer money is listed in the president's budget.
