Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bursting or rending asunder. See disruption.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Disruption.

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  • noun archaic disruption

Etymologies

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Latin diruptio, from dirumpere. See disrupt (adjective).

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Examples

  • Funny, I bet Blankley cheered the diruption of the Town Hall meetings on health care, but now is all in favor of civil free speech and polite listening.

    Tony Blankley: Winston Churchill Still Instructs 2010

  • Just as it would be insane for a country to abandon growing all food because they can get it cheaper in trade because they'd all starve to death in a trade diruption or naval embargo, there will be a "bottom floor" in manufacturing, in critical services, and in core technical and scientific competencies that we will not go below.

    If the economy is going to be the central issue, who is the best candidate? Ann Althouse 2008

  • This is White House Chief Czar Communist diruption of Toyota to help sell The Chief Czar's car companies vehicles GM, and Chrysler.

    Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories 2010

  • This is White House Chief Czar Communist diruption of Toyota to help sell The Chief Czar's car companies vehicles GM, and Chrysler.

    Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories 2010

  • This is White House Chief Czar Communist diruption of Toyota to help sell The Chief Czar's car companies vehicles GM, and Chrysler.

    Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories 2010

  • This is White House Chief Czar Communist diruption of Toyota to help sell The Chief Czar's car companies vehicles GM, and Chrysler.

    Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories 2010

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  • The best words are with asunder in the definition. The end.

    February 26, 2024