disruption
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
it was presented without commercial breaks
Types & categories
- holdup hypernym
- cut-in hyponym
- cut-in hyponym
- interposition hyponym
- breaking off hyponym
- heckling hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a disorderly outburst or tumult
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Types & categories
- disorder hypernym
- turmoil hyponym
- earthquake hyponym
- incident hyponym
- stir hyponym
- tempest hyponym
- storm center hyponym
- tumult hyponym
Sense 3 noun
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
Types & categories
- break hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the act of causing disorder
Types & categories
- disturbance hypernym
- breakdown hyponym
- surprisal hyponym
Related & opposite
- throw out of kilter derivation
- disrupt derivation
- perturb derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interrupt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interrupt |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | holdup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut-in |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut-in |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interposition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breaking off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heckling |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disorder |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turmoil |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | earthquake |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incident |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stir |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tempest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | storm center |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tumult |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dislocate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dislocate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | break |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | throw out of kilter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | disrupt |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | perturb |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | disturbance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | breakdown |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | surprisal |