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disruption

noun

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪsˈɹʌpʃən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

    “it was presented without commercial breaks”

noun

  1. the act of causing disorder

noun

  1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

noun

  1. a disorderly outburst or tumult

    “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”

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Example Sentences

it was presented without commercial breaks
there was a gap in his account
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

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