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Wipeout vs Disrupt - What's the difference?

wipeout | disrupt |

As a noun wipeout

is the action of the verb "wipe out".

As a verb disrupt is

to throw into confusion or disorder.

As an adjective disrupt is

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

wipeout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of the verb "wipe out"
  • The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp.
    The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic.

    disrupt

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To throw into confusion or disorder.
  • To interrupt or impede.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= 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.}}
  • 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.

    Adjective

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