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
Honeywell shares tumbled on Thursday’s release that showed Middle East disruption in its aerospace unit did hurt sales.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Once attacked, Iran moved to exploit disruption and uncertainty in ways that imposed wider costs on everyone else.
—Jon Duffy, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The disruption goes beyond oil.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The disruptions and anxieties of the AI age might make the solidity of the Church more appealing in the City of Man.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Once attacked, Iran moved to exploit disruption and uncertainty in ways that imposed wider costs on everyone else.
—Jon Duffy, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The disruption goes beyond oil.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The disruptions and anxieties of the AI age might make the solidity of the Church more appealing in the City of Man.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruption
Noun
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But since that ridge shifted from Northern California in early April, the new pattern has invited multiple low-pressure disturbances into the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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About 4% of those students — or roughly 300,000 students — are labeled with emotional disturbance.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These include endometriosis, POTS (a disorder of the autonomic nervous system), and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (a tissue disorder that causes joint pain, dislocations, and fatigue).—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Goldman was known for its trading prowess, a reputation forged in periods of dislocation when its desks generated outsized gains.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Disruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruption. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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