disruption

noun

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Senses

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

it was presented without commercial breaks

a disorderly outburst or tumult

they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

the act of causing disorder

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