Disintegrate vs Disrupt - What's the difference?
disintegrate | disrupt |
To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
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To fall apart, break up into parts.
To throw into confusion or disorder.
To interrupt or impede.
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In transitive terms the difference between disintegrate and disrupt
is that disintegrate is to undo the integrity of, break into parts while disrupt is to interrupt or impede.As an adjective disrupt is
torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.disintegrate
English
Verb
(disintegrat)- Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.
Synonyms
* (qualifier) dismember, dissolve * compost, decay, dissolveAntonyms
* integrateDerived terms
* disintegration * disintegrative * disintegratordisrupt
English
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.