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Disrupt vs Upend - What's the difference?

disrupt | upend |

In lang=en terms the difference between disrupt and upend

is that disrupt is to interrupt or impede while upend is to end up; to set on (l).

As verbs the difference between disrupt and upend

is that disrupt is to throw into confusion or disorder while upend is to end up; to set on (l).

As an adjective disrupt

is (obsolete) torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

disrupt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To throw into confusion or disorder.
  • To interrupt or impede.
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  • To improve a product or service in ways that displaces an established one and surprises the market.
    • The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.

    Related terms

    * disruptable, disruptible * disruption * disruptive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

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    upend

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To end up; to set on (l).
  • To (l) or (l).
    • When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.
  • To (l), (l), (l), or (l).
    • ''The scientific evidence upended the popular myth.
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    • Anagrams

    * (l)