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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISRUPTION, n. [L.]
1. The act of rending asunder; the act of bursting and separating.
2. Breach; rent; dilaceration; as the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; the disruption of a stratum of earth; disruption of the flesh.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" [syn: break, interruption, disruption, gap]
2: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
3: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity [syn: dislocation, disruption]
4: the act of causing disorder [syn: disruption, perturbation]

Merriam Webster's

noun see disrupt

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disruption Dis*rup"tion, n. [L. disruptio, diruptio.] The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; disruption of a state.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(disruptions) When there is disruption of an event, system, or process, it is prevented from continuing or operating in a normal way. The strike is expected to cause delays and disruption to flights from Britain... N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Breach, rent, rupture, burst, breaking or tearing asunder.

Moby Thesaurus

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