disruption
noun[CorU]
uk/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/us/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/C1
theactionofpreventingsomething,especiallyasystem,process, orevent, fromcontinuingasusualor asexpected:
Theaccidentbroughtwidespreaddisruption on theroads.
It wouldcauseatremendousdisruptiontoourworkscheduletoinstalla differentcomputersystem.
businessspecialized
theactionofcompletelychangingthetraditionalway that anindustryormarketoperatesby using newmethodsortechnology:
(使用新方法或技术对传统行业或市场的)颠覆the disruption of thetelecomsindustry对电信业的颠覆
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disrupt
- Themilitarycoupbroughtfurtherdisruption to acountryalreadystrugglingwithfamine.
- Thestrikebroughtseveredisruption toflightsover theholidayweekend.
- Further disruption isexpectedlatertonightwhen moreheavysnowisexpected.
- Weapologizefor the disruption whileessentialmotorwayrepairsare beingcarriedout.
- Somemedicationscandisrupthormonelevels; theeffectsof this disruption canincludeanimpairedattentionspanorbehavioralproblems.
- Theindustrywasripefor disruption using peer-to-peertechnology.
Upsetting and destabilizing
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- delegitimize
- destabilization
- destabilize
- disruptively
- knock/throwsomeonefor a loopidiom
- loop
- make wavesidiom
- put the skids undersomethingidiom
- rock
- rock the boatidiom
- scupper
- stir
- turn
- unsettling
- unspool
- unspooling
- upset
- wave
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