Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disruption

/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: dis-rup-tion
IPA: /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A continuing act of disorder.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast."
"In the May 12 memo, Meta said it had previously allowed open discussion of abortion at work but later recognized that it had led to “significant disruptions in the workplace given unique legal complexities and the number of people affected by the issue.”"
"Much more disruption, we are told, lies ahead."
"There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left."

Etymology

From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Root: *Hrewp-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/
British English: /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disruptions (plural)

Derived Forms

chronodisruption disruptionism disruptionist infodisruption photodisruption predisruption

Phrases

weapon of mass disruption

Frequently Paired Words

disrupt disruptive

Synonyms

break interruption gap perturbation dislocation disturbance commotion flutter hurly burly to-do hoo-ha hoo-hah

Rhymes With

corruption eruption interruption anticorruption creeping eruption bozo eruption abruption placental abruption irruption incorruption supereruption uncorruption

Questions

How do you pronounce disruption?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/.
What does disruption mean?: An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
Where does disruption come from?: From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.

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