DISRUPT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISRUPT?

Need another word that means the same as “disrupt”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “disrupt” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Disrupt” are: break up, cut off, interrupt, throw into confusion, throw into disorder, throw into disarray, cause confusion in, cause turmoil in, play havoc with, derange, turn upside-down, make a mess of, distort, damage, buckle, warp

Disrupt as a Verb

Definitions of "Disrupt" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disrupt” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a company or form of technology) cause radical change in (an industry or market) by means of innovation.
• Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
• Throw into disorder.
• Make a break in.
• Interfere in someone else's activity.
• Drastically alter or destroy the structure of.

Synonyms of "Disrupt" as a verb (16 Words)

break up	Happen or take place.
buckle	Fasten with a buckle or buckles. The bridge started shaking and then it began to buckle.
cause confusion in	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
cause turmoil in	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
cut off	Cut off the testicles of male animals such as horses.
damage	Inflict damage upon. The snow damaged the roof.
derange	Derange mentally throw out of mental balance make insane. I am sorry to have deranged you for so small a matter.
distort	Affect as in thought or feeling. Many factors can distort the results.
interrupt	Terminate. Don t interrupt me when I m reading.
make a mess of	Amount to.
play havoc with	Perform on a certain location.
throw into confusion	Throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.
throw into disarray	Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.
throw into disorder	Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.
turn upside-down	Undergo a change or development.
warp	In weaving arrange yarn so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. Crew and passengers helped warp the vessels through the shallow section.

Usage Examples of "Disrupt" as a verb

• Flooding disrupted rail services.
• Our 3D printing technology is disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry.
• If an explosion of volcanic steam had formed the crater, the blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock.

Associations of "Disrupt" (30 Words)

barrier	Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective. Intolerance is a barrier to understanding.
begrudge	Wish ill or allow unwillingly. She begrudged Martin his affluence.
busybody	A person who meddles in the affairs of others. Others considered him an interfering busybody.
cease	Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed.
deterrent	Tending to deter. Britain s nuclear deterrent.
difficulty	An effort that is inconvenient. There is a practical difficulty.
disruptive	(of a company or form of technology) causing radical change in an existing industry or market through being innovative. Effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive.
disturb	Change the arrangement or position of. Don t disturb the patient s wounds by moving him too rapidly.
disturbance	Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication. There was a disturbance of neural function.
heckle	Comb with a heckle. Hemp was heckled and spun into rope yarn.
hinderance	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
hindrance	The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding. The visitor can wander around without hindrance.
impediment	Any structure that makes progress difficult. A serious impediment to scientific progress.
inconvenience	To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. Noise and fumes from traffic would inconvenience residents.
incubus	A situation resembling a terrifying dream. Debt is a big incubus in developing countries.
insuperable	Incapable of being surmounted or excelled. Insuperable heroes.
interfere	Of light or other electromagnetic waveforms interact to produce interference. The rotors are widely separated and do not interfere with one another.
interference	Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication. An unwarranted interference with personal liberty.
interposition	The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others. The interposition of members between tiers of management.
interrupt	Make a break in. She interrupted her pregnancy.
intervene	Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events. The war intervened between the birth of her two children.
intervention	The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others. The purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits.
meddlesome	Fond of meddling; interfering. Heaven rid him of meddlesome politicians.
militate	(of a fact or circumstance) be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. These fundamental differences will militate against the two communities coming together.
nuisance	An act which is harmful or offensive to the public or a member of it and for which there is a legal remedy. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house.
obstacle	Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted. Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one s advancement.
obstruction	The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction. The filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan.
obstructionist	Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take.
obtrude	Become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way. I felt unable to obtrude my private sorrow upon anyone.
trouble	Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. My legs started to trouble me.