| NOUN | act | disruption, break, interruption, gap | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity |
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| state | disruption, disturbance, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | a disorderly outburst or tumult | |
| event | disruption, dislocation | an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity | |
| act | disruption, perturbation | the act of causing disorder |
| Sounds | dihsrah'pshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. | |
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| Synonyms | break, interruption, gap | |
| Narrower | breaking off, abruption | An instance of sudden interruption |
| cut-in, insert | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | |
| cut-in, insert | (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program | |
| heckling, barracking | shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree | |
| interjection, interposition, interpolation, interpellation | The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | |
| Broader | delay, holdup | The act of delaying |
| Spanish | interrupción, paréntesis, pausa | |
| Catalan | interrupció, interval, parèntesi, pausa | |
| Verbs | disrupt | interfere in someone else's activity |
| disrupt | make a break / break in | |
| Meaning | A disorderly outburst or tumult. | |
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| Synonyms | disturbance, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | |
| Narrower | convulsion, turmoil, upheaval | A violent disturbance |
| earthquake | A disturbance that is extremely disruptive | |
| incident | A public disturbance | |
| stir, splash | A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event | |
| storm, tempest | A violent commotion or disturbance | |
| storm center, storm centre | A center of trouble or disturbance | |
| tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil | A state of commotion and noise and confusion | |
| Broader | disorder | A disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| Spanish | agitación, alboroto, barrila, bullicio, cacao, confusión, conmoción, disturbio, disturbios, encargos, kerfuffle, lío, movida, pendientes, perturbación, quehacer, revoloteo, ruido, ruptura, sarao, tomate, trapisonda, trastorno, tumulto | |
| Catalan | aldarull, commoció, desgavell, desori, disturbi, enrenou, kerfuffle, rebombori, sarau | |
| Meaning | An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity. | |
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| Synonym | dislocation | |
| Broader | interruption, break | Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity |
| Spanish | intercepción | |
| Catalan | intercepció | |
| Meaning | The act of causing disorder. | |
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| Synonym | perturbation | |
| Narrower | dislocation, breakdown | The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue |
| surprise, surprisal | The act of surprising someone | |
| Broader | disturbance | The act of disturbing something or someone |
| Spanish | perturbación, trastorno | |
| Catalan | pertorbació, trastorn | |
| Verbs | disrupt | throw into disorder |
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