disrupt

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·rupt [disrupt disrupts disrupted disrupting] BrE [dɪsˈrʌpt] NAmE [dɪsˈrʌpt] verb ~ sth
to make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way
•Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting.
•Bus services will be disrupted tomorrow because of the bridge closure.
Derived Word: ↑disruption
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin disrupt- ‘broken apart’, from the verb disrumpere.

Thesaurus:
disrupt verb T
•Demonstrators disrupted the meeting.
interrupt • • upset • • interfere with sth •
disrupt/interrupt/interfere with services/work
disrupt/interrupt a meeting
disrupt/upset/interfere with plans

Example Bank:
•The bad weather has seriously disrupted supplies of food.
•They warned that climate change could potentially disrupt economic activity.
•I'm not going to let him disrupt my life any longer.
•Public transport services are likely to be severely disrupted tomorrow.
•The award ceremony was completely disrupted by a technicians' strike.
•The refusal of the US to participate threatened to disrupt the negotiations.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  interrupt, break up, cut off