Synonyms for disruption
dis·rup·tion

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1. disruption

   Synonyms:
   disintegration, discord, dissension, a breaking up, separation, alienation, hostility

   Antonyms:
   union, amalgamation, reconciliation

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1. break, interruption, disruption, gapnoun

   an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

   "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, gap, commotion, jailbreak, respite, happy chance, crack, interruption, rift, intermission, break of serve, severance, falling out, prisonbreak, suspension, recess, faulting, breakout, flutter, hoo-hah, geological fault, hurly burly, spread, col, to-do, break, good luck, breaking, open frame, gaolbreak, dislocation, breach, breakage, perturbation, fault, pause, shift, fracture, time out, kerfuffle, opening, rupture, hoo-ha, prison-breaking

2. disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfufflenoun

   a disorderly outburst or tumult

   "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, gap, flapping, flicker, ruction, commotion, folie, interruption, rumpus, mental disorder, whirl, din, flutter, hoo-hah, mental disturbance, hurly burly, flap, dislocation, ruffle, break, waver, affray, fluttering, perturbation, upset, noise, tumult, ruckus, kerfuffle, hoo-ha, to-do, psychological disorder, interference, fray

3. dislocation, disruptionnoun

   an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

   Synonyms:
   commotion, to-do, perturbation, breakdown, kerfuffle, hurly burly, dislocation, flutter, hoo-ha, disturbance, break, interruption, hoo-hah, gap

4. disruption, perturbationnoun

   the act of causing disorder

   Synonyms:
   commotion, fluster, to-do, perturbation, upset, hurly burly, dislocation, flutter, hoo-ha, gap, disturbance, break, interruption, hoo-hah, kerfuffle

Matched Categories

1. • Disorder
   • Disturbance
   • Interruption

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1. disruptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   breach, rent, rupture, burst, breaking asunder

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1. List of paraphrases for "disruption":

   disturbance, interruption, disorganization, perturbation, outage, dislocation, blackout, disorder, adjournment, upheaval, interrupt, interrupts, interruptions, turmoil, blackouts, break, distortion, rupture, breakdown, alteration, turbulence, unrest, inconvenience, discontinuation, nuisance, discontinuance, interference, termination

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1. Christopher Sullivan:

   You know I guess you could call it meddling, i would love to see the Democrats -- whoever wins the South Carolina Democrat primary -- for everybody else to have accused him of having stolen the election because he was actually elected with Republican support and therefore prolonged the chaos and the disruption.

2. Muda Yusuf:

   The fact that the CBN has been allowed to take steps that look more like fiscal policy decisions is a source of major concern, the president doesn't seem to appreciate the enormity of the disruption that the CBN policy on foreign exchange is causing in the economy.

3. The BoE:

   Given the resilience of the core banking system, businesses and households should be able to rely on banks to meet their need for credit to bridge through a period of economic disruption.

4. Michael Kollender:

   There's a general sense of optimism following a long period of Covid-induced disruption.

5. Rebecca Rodriguez:

   Our understanding is the RRISD Police Department contacted the Williamson County Attorney’s Office and submitted an affidavit to a judge, a judge issued a valid arrest warrant for both individuals. The Sheriff’s Office was notified that the individuals would most likely return to the next meeting causing a similar disruption hindering the proceeding. Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies were notified of the warrants, located the individuals, took them into custody and booked them into jail.