Synonyms for disruption
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Interruption
interruption, breach, break, rupture, separation, alienation, schism, breakup, gap, disunion
2. Disturbance
disturbance, commotion, upset, kerfuffle informal, to-do, hoo-ha, flutter, hoo-hah, hullabaloo
Definitions
- n. 1
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.
- n. 2
A continuing act of disorder.
There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.
Related words
- Word family
- disrupt disruptive
- Other spellings
- disrupture
Forms
- Plural
- disruptions → interruptions, breaches, breaks, ruptures…
Example sentences
- breach Did the hackers breach the cybersecurity defenses?
- interruption Discussion resumed after a short interruption.
- rupture Becoming rivals in love caused the rupture of friendship.
- alienation Alienation is the only thing I understand about Marxism.
- disturbance Is this a servo or a disturbance-rejection problem?
- commotion James heard the commotion and hurried to the room.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disruption | steady | |
| breach | steady | |
| interruption | steady | |
| rupture | steady | |
| alienation | steady | |
| disturbance | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gap1
- 5 letters
- break1, upset2
- 6 letters
- breach1, schism2
- 7 letters
- breakup2, rupture2, flutter2
- 8 letters
- mischief2, disunion3
- 9 letters
- commotion3, kerfuffle3
- 10 letters
- separation4, alienation5, hullabaloo4
- 11 letters
- disturbance3, dislocation4, incoherence4
- 12 letters
- interruption4, perturbation4
- 14 letters
- disintegration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upset2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- disruption