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Disruption

/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

📖 Definitions of "Disruption"

noun

1
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
2
A continuing act of disorder.
"There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left."
3
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
turmoilnoun	A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
commotionnoun	An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
stirverb	(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
perturbationnoun	(uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
gapnoun	An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
disturbancenoun	The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
interruptionnoun	The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
dislocationnoun	The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
hurly burlynoun	a disorderly outburst or tumult
to-donoun	A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
interruptionnoun	The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
dislocationnoun	The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
turmoilnoun	A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
disturbancenoun	The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
stirnoun	The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
breaknoun	An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
commotionnoun	An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
perturbationnoun	(uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
to-donoun	A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list.
gapnoun	An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
hurly burlynoun	a disorderly outburst or tumult
destabilizationnoun	The act or process of destabilizing.
interferencenoun	The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
obstructionnoun	The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
hindernoun	(slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
hindrancenoun	Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
interruptnoun	(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
destabilisationnoun	Alternative spelling of destabilization. [The act or process of destabilizing.]
upheavalnoun	Disruptive change, from one state to another.
distortionnoun	A misrepresentation of the truth.