disrupt

Definition of Disrupt in English :

make a break in

Example Sentences:
'We interrupt the program for the following messages'

2. disrupt

throw into disorder

Example Sentences:
'This event disrupted the orderly process'

3. disrupt, interrupt

interfere in someone else's activity

Example Sentences:
'Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Disrupt

verb

1. (transitive)

to throw into turmoil or disorder

2. (transitive)

to interrupt the progress of (a movement, meeting, etc)

3.

to break or split (something) apart

verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to break apart; split up; rend asunder

2.

to disturb or interrupt the orderly course of (a social affair, meeting, etc.)

tr.v. dis·rupt·ed, dis·rupt·ing, dis·rupts

1. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech.

2. To interrupt or impede the progress of: Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost. The noise disrupted my nap.

3. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning: radiation that disrupts DNA and kills bacteria.