1
[ noun ] an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

Examples

"it was presented without commercial breaks"

Used in print

(Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)

The provisions are also designed to avoid disruption in State programs already in_operation , which might otherwise result from the allotment of funds on the basis of wealth and population alone .

2
[ noun ] a disorderly outburst or tumult

Examples

"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

3
[ noun ] an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

Synonyms

dislocation

Related terms

interruption dislocate

4
[ noun ] the act of causing disorder

Synonyms

perturbation

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