Disrupt vs Interruption - What's the difference?
disrupt | interruption |
To throw into confusion or disorder.
To interrupt or impede.
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The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
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, title= A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
As a verb disrupt
is to throw into confusion or disorder.As an adjective disrupt
is torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.As a noun interruption is
the act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.disrupt
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.
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Noun
(en noun)The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing"