Cease vs Disrupt - What's the difference?
cease | disrupt |
(formal) To stop.
(formal) To stop doing (something).
(obsolete) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
* Bible, Deuteronomy xv. 11
To throw into confusion or disorder.
To interrupt or impede.
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In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cease and disrupt
is that cease is (obsolete) to be wanting; to fail; to pass away while disrupt is (obsolete) torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.As verbs the difference between cease and disrupt
is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while disrupt is to throw into confusion or disorder.As an adjective disrupt is
(obsolete) torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.cease
English
Verb
(ceas)- And with that, his twitching ceased .
- And with that, he ceased twitching.
- The poor shall never cease out of the land.
disrupt
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Verb
(en verb)Ian Sample
Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
- The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.
