Pronunciation change

  • (UK) IPA (key): /dɪsˈrʌpt/ or /dɪzˈrʌpt/ or /dɪzˈrʊpt/
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Verb change

Plain form
disrupt

Third-person singular
disrupts

Past tense
disrupted

Past participle
disrupted

Present participle
disrupting

  1. (transitive) When you disrupt something, you interrupt it, causing it to be paused or even stopped.
    The strike disrupted the normal livelihood of the people working here.
    The heavy snow disrupted the operations of the airport.

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