disruption meaning and definition

DISRUPTION noun

Definition of disruption (noun)

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