- pronunciation:
- dihs
ruhpt
- features:
- Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disrupts, disrupting, disrupted |
| definition 1: |
to disturb or cause confusion in.
A wasp disrupted class. |
| definition 2: |
to interrupt or break off.
The storm disrupted our telephone service. |
| related words: |
break, distract, heckle, sabotage, tear |
| derivation: |
disrupter (disruptor) (n.) |
Disrupt comes from
disruptus, a Latin word that means "break apart or split." In Latin, there is a root (or word part),
rupt, which means "break." The English words
erupt, which means "to break out or burst," and
rupture, which means "to break open," also contain this root.