disrupt

verb

dis·rupt dis-ˈrəpt How to pronounce disrupt (audio)

disrupted; disrupting; disrupts

transitive verb

: to break apart : rupture

three periods of faulting disrupted the rocks

University of Arizona Record

: to throw into disorder

demonstrators trying to disrupt the meeting

: to interrupt the normal course or unity of

… disrupted a bridge game by permanently hiding up the ace of spades …

Scott Fitzgerald

business : to cause upheaval in (an industry, market, etc.)

The banking industry, on the other hand, is being disrupted by a breakdown of the model of paying money on deposits and taking interest on loans.

Cromwell Schubarth

specifically : to successfully challenge (established businesses, products, or services) by using an innovation (such as a new technology or business model) to gain a foothold in a marginal or new segment of the market and then fundamentally changing the nature of the market

In contrast, the digital technologies that allowed personal computers to disrupt minicomputers improved much more quickly; Compaq was able to increase revenue more than tenfold and reach parity with the industry leader, DEC, in only 12 years.

Clayton M. Christensen et al.

… this innovative service that might disrupt the industry comes at the low end of the product/service/technology, a place where these high-end consumers have neither interest nor experience. This low-end attack, which initially does not attract much attention, might grow to be a high quality service that supplants the incumbent.

Eitan Muller

disrupter noun

or less commonly disruptor

Example Sentences

The barking dogs disrupted my sleep. The weather disrupted our travel plans. a chemical that disrupts cell function

Recent Examples on the Web But inflation is running at a multidecade high, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates, and COVID-19 is continuing to disrupt supply chains and the health care field, in particular.

oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022 Extreme weather events, which have become more frequent, can disrupt power systems and cause outages that last for hours or drag on for days.

Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2022 And the recent power crisis in China’s Sichuan province—caused by a large reduction in hydropower output due to extreme drought—may further disrupt supply.

Jacky Wong, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 The news could disrupt Trump's effort to have a court appoint an independent special master to review the documents.

Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Aug. 2022 Selected as a leading brand to disrupt, innovate and inspire a multi-billion-dollar category, Chloe’s continues to collaborate with Chobani and other category-changing brands from the Incubator.

Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Architectural focal points can disrupt the flow of a small space, enticing the eye to stop on that area, rather than taking in the whole room.

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Kovach said that untrained challengers can disrupt elections, pointing to those in Detroit in 2020 who created a chaotic scene at the convention hall then known as the TCF Center where election workers counted ballots cast by the city's voters.

Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Intense geomagnetic storms can sometimes disrupt GPS communications or satellite operations.

Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	disrupt
释义	disrupt verb dis·rupt dis-ˈrəpt disrupted; disrupting; disrupts transitive verb 1 a : to break apart : rupture three periods of faulting disrupted the rocks University of Arizona Record b : to throw into disorder demonstrators trying to disrupt the meeting 2 a : to interrupt the normal course or unity of … disrupted a bridge game by permanently hiding up the ace of spades … Scott Fitzgerald b business : to cause upheaval in (an industry, market, etc.) The banking industry, on the other hand, is being disrupted by a breakdown of the model of paying money on deposits and taking interest on loans. Cromwell Schubarth specifically : to successfully challenge (established businesses, products, or services) by using an innovation (such as a new technology or business model) to gain a foothold in a marginal or new segment of the market and then fundamentally changing the nature of the market In contrast, the digital technologies that allowed personal computers to disrupt minicomputers improved much more quickly; Compaq was able to increase revenue more than tenfold and reach parity with the industry leader, DEC, in only 12 years. Clayton M. Christensen et al. … this innovative service that might disrupt the industry comes at the low end of the product/service/technology, a place where these high-end consumers have neither interest nor experience. This low-end attack, which initially does not attract much attention, might grow to be a high quality service that supplants the incumbent. Eitan Muller disrupter noun or less commonly disruptor Synonyms break break up bust disintegrate dismember fracture fragment rive See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The barking dogs disrupted my sleep. The weather disrupted our travel plans. a chemical that disrupts cell function Recent Examples on the Web But inflation is running at a multidecade high, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates, and COVID-19 is continuing to disrupt supply chains and the health care field, in particular. oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022 Extreme weather events, which have become more frequent, can disrupt power systems and cause outages that last for hours or drag on for days. Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2022 And the recent power crisis in China’s Sichuan province—caused by a large reduction in hydropower output due to extreme drought—may further disrupt supply. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 The news could disrupt Trump's effort to have a court appoint an independent special master to review the documents. Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Aug. 2022 Selected as a leading brand to disrupt, innovate and inspire a multi-billion-dollar category, Chloe’s continues to collaborate with Chobani and other category-changing brands from the Incubator. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Architectural focal points can disrupt the flow of a small space, enticing the eye to stop on that area, rather than taking in the whole room. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Kovach said that untrained challengers can disrupt elections, pointing to those in Detroit in 2020 who created a chaotic scene at the convention hall then known as the TCF Center where election workers counted ballots cast by the city's voters. Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Intense geomagnetic storms can sometimes disrupt GPS communications or satellite operations. Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin disruptus, past participle of disrumpere, from dis- + rumpere to break — more at reave First Known Use 1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition disrupt verb dis·rupt dis-ˈrəpt disrupted; disrupting 1 : to cause disorder in disrupted the class 2 : to interrupt the normal course of Barking dogs disrupted my sleep. disrupt verb 1 as in to break to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance break fracture destroy ruin reduce disintegrate fragment shatter dismember split bust smash crush break up rive blast wreck explode burst grind crack pop powder detonate pulverize atomize blow up chip splinter shiver implode sliver Antonyms & Near Antonyms rebuild repair fix reconstruct heal patch mend renovate recondition doctor See More 2 as in to disturb to undo the proper order or arrangement of the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine Synonyms & Similar Words disturb confuse shuffle disorganize disarrange disorder upset scramble dislocate derange disarray jumble muddle tousle perturb discompose muss disjoint unsettle hash snarl tumble dishevel tangle embroil rumple clutter entangle mix (up) agitate mess (up) stir (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms regulate organize order arrange dispose align array range straighten (up) adjust classify tidy marshal codify line systematize marshall line up fix aline queue make up draw up systemize methodize groom spruce (up) unscramble See More
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