Synonyms for disrupt
dɪsˈrʌptdis·rupt

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1. interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut offverb

   make a break in

   "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

   Synonyms:
   fragmentise, fragmentize, amputate, decompose, collapse, interrupt, cut, crash, chip, split up, pick, cut out, dismantle, break up, knap, recess, lop off, part, crock up, sever, cut off, fragment, split, disperse, separate, dissolve, chop off, crack, disassemble, break apart, break off, calve, dissipate, scatter, break down, resolve, take apart, dispel, adjourn, break, crack up, disturb

2. disruptverb

   throw into disorder

   "This event disrupted the orderly process"

   Synonyms:
   break up, cut off, interrupt

3. interrupt, disruptverb

   interfere in someone else's activity

   "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"

   Synonyms:
   break up, disturb, break, cut off, interrupt

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1. • Break In

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1. List of paraphrases for "disrupt":

   disturb, upset, interrupt, destabilize, perturb, hinder, interfere, undermine, distort, disturbance, dismantle, derail, hamper, denormalize, impede

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1. List of known nicknames for "Disrupt":

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How to use disrupt in a sentence?

1. Vadym Skibitsky:

   If you ask what’s critical for the Russian Federation, the centers of gravity are these very hubs, and they need to be struck in order to disrupt the supply systems of all kinds.

2. Greg McElroy:

   That guy is a problem, and there’s not really anybody that you can put on him that is going to disrupt what he can contribute to the game.

3. Dan Coats:

   China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea increasingly use cyber operations to threaten both minds and machines in an expanding number of ways - to steal information, to influence our citizens, or to disrupt critical infrastructure, moscow's relationship with Beijing is closer than it's been in many decades.

4. Kaela Bamberger:

   This is definitely a next-level action. The urgency of climate change warrants such an attempt to disrupt business as usual... to make it impossible for people with decision-making power to go about their daily lives as if we are not in the climate emergency.

5. Andrew Bailey:

   It works well today. There is no reason to disrupt that model.