as in disturbance
an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed
the flat tire resulted in an unfortunate disruption of the schedule for our road trip
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Recent Examples of disruption
Anyone experiencing severe disruption or symptoms suggesting PMDD should talk to a clinician.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
The result was less flooding, faster recovery after storms, and fewer disruptions for residents and businesses.
—Ravi S. Bhalla, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Bringing production geographically nearer to headquarters enables speedier time to market, closer collaboration and less chance for transportation disruptions.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Folks should plan for possible disruptions to outdoor activities due to storms.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
The result was less flooding, faster recovery after storms, and fewer disruptions for residents and businesses.
—Ravi S. Bhalla, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Bringing production geographically nearer to headquarters enables speedier time to market, closer collaboration and less chance for transportation disruptions.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Folks should plan for possible disruptions to outdoor activities due to storms.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for disruption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruption
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The coordinated attack left one local police officer, who was responding to a disturbance call at the detention center, shot in the neck.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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The Canadians have some advantages here, including a more cohesive polity able to overcome conservative/liberal differences and agree on basics such as creating more jobs, and building better education and retraining systems to deal with AI’s dislocations.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Disruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruption. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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