Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not continuous in time or space. Opposite of
continuous .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
disrupt . - adjective Subject to
disruption .
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- adjective marked by breaks or gaps
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Examples
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Workers at three of France's 12 refineries voted Monday to return to work, though their supplies of crude oil remain disrupted by port blockades.
French Pension Conflict Enters New Phase William Horobin 2010
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The Education Ministry said 312 secondary schools out of 4,300 were again disrupted by students trying to prevent their classmates from entering.
France in turmoil as nationwide strike over pension reform stretches on Edward Cody 2010
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Workers at three of France's 12 refineries voted Monday to return to work, though their supplies of crude oil remain disrupted by port blockades.
French Pension Conflict Enters New Phase William Horobin 2010
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The Education Ministry said 312 secondary schools out of 4,300 were again disrupted by students trying to prevent their classmates from entering.
France in turmoil as nationwide strike over pension reform stretches on Edward Cody 2010
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Representing the final title disrupted by the writers strike to reappear on broadcast television, "24: Redemption" was seen by 12 million viewers and hit a 4.0 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49.
Redemption' earns solid rating; AMAs grow -- The Live Feed | THR 2008
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Representing the final title disrupted by the writers strike to reappear on broadcast television, "24: Redemption" was seen by 12 million viewers and hit a 4.0 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49.
Redemption' earns solid rating; AMAs grow -- The Live Feed | THR 2008
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Sorry to burst bubbles but real life again disrupted my NaNoing.
Wimping the Nano Sharon Bakar 2005
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According to the National Survey of Children, in disrupted families only one child in six, on average, saw his or her father as often as once a week in the past year.
Dan Quayle Was Right 1993
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Much of this can be attributed to the rise in disrupted families.
Dan Quayle Was Right 1993
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The father-child bond is severely, often irreparably, damaged in disrupted families.
Dan Quayle Was Right 1993
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