Disruption
noun
The act of making something unable to continue or work in the usual or expected way.
The strike caused major disruption to train services.
Often appears as...
- cause a disruption
- major disruption
noun
An event that causes an organization or system to not function properly.
The unexpected power outage caused a disruption in the company's operations.
Often appears as...
- business disruption
- organizational disruption
noun
A new way of doing something that causes a big change and helps to establish a new order or system.
Digital technology has brought about significant disruption in many industries.
Often appears as...
- technological disruption
- digital disruption
noun
A break or interruption in the continuity of a structure.
A disruption of the epidermal layer results in wounds and injuries.
Often appears as...
- disruption of the epidermis
- tissue disruption
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Formal
Technical
noun
The act of making something unable to continue or work in the usual or expected way.
The strike caused major disruption to train services.
Often appears as...
- cause a disruption
- major disruption
noun
An event that causes an organization or system to not function properly.
The unexpected power outage caused a disruption in the company's operations.
Often appears as...
- business disruption
- organizational disruption
noun
A new way of doing something that causes a big change and helps to establish a new order or system.
Digital technology has brought about significant disruption in many industries.
Often appears as...
- technological disruption
- digital disruption
noun
A break or interruption in the continuity of a structure.
A disruption of the epidermal layer results in wounds and injuries.
Often appears as...
- disruption of the epidermis
- tissue disruption
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Unplanned Interruptions
Used to describe unexpected events that interrupt usual routines or activities.
Severe weather led to the disruption of the outdoor concert.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Impact
The word often implies that the interruption causes inconvenience or trouble.
Due to a roadblock, there was a disruption in the city's traffic flow.
Pro Tip 1/2Unplanned Interruptions
Used to describe unexpected events that interrupt usual routines or activities.
Severe weather led to the disruption of the outdoor concert.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Impact
The word often implies that the interruption causes inconvenience or trouble.
Due to a roadblock, there was a disruption in the city's traffic flow.
Pro Tip 1/2Unplanned Interruptions
Used to describe unexpected events that interrupt usual routines or activities.
Severe weather led to the disruption of the outdoor concert.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Impact
The word often implies that the interruption causes inconvenience or trouble.
Due to a roadblock, there was a disruption in the city's traffic flow.
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How to spot a misleading...
can cause massive ecological disruption. This is why the second graph, which show the average temperature variation each year, is far more significant. When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media,
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Why do we sleep? PIPE...
So we have evidence of a genuine mechanistic overlap between these two important systems. Other work flowed from these studies. The first was that sleep disruption actually precedes certain types of mental illness, and we've shown that in those young individuals
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Fathers That Give Birth...
around the green stalks and sway like the weeds the divers carefully measure each little seahorse and record observations and notebooks the fish are replaced where they're found to minimize any disruption in their feeding and mating habits pairs mate for life
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What is schizophrenia? -...
have multiple personalities, but these symptoms indicate a disruption of thought processes, rather than the manifestation of another personality. Schizophrenia also has negative symptoms, these are qualities that are reduced in people with schizophrenia,
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Nationalism vs....
nationalism is just not on the right level to tackle the problems, whether it's climate change or whether it's technological disruption. So it was a beautiful idea in a world where most of the action, most of the issues, took place on national scale,
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What causes an economic...
So it helps to start with the big recessions occur when there is a negative disruption to the balance between supply and demand. There’s a mismatch between how many goods people want to buy, how many products and services producers can offer,
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Protecting The Elephant...
understanding the central importance of zangarbai places an even bigger burden on andrea's shoulders her presence here is not just preventing elephant deaths but the possible disruption of their entire way of
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How to disrupt...
Who I am the first disruption is the disruption of dominant powerful narratives what are narratives they're the stories that we tell about others in ourselves and about how the world works sometimes they can
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When is a pandemic over?
the virus may reappear seasonally, so vaccines will continue to protect people. And although it may take years to create, disruptions to most people’s lives won’t necessarily last the full duration.
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Sleep is your superpower...
they are significantly interrelated. And it suggests that the disruption of deep sleep is an underappreciated factor that is contributing to cognitive decline or memory decline
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How to spot a misleading...
can cause massive ecological disruption. This is why the second graph, which show the average temperature variation each year, is far more significant. When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media,
Video examples
Why do we sleep? PIPE...
So we have evidence of a genuine mechanistic overlap between these two important systems. Other work flowed from these studies. The first was that sleep disruption actually precedes certain types of mental illness, and we've shown that in those young individuals
Video examples
Fathers That Give Birth...
around the green stalks and sway like the weeds the divers carefully measure each little seahorse and record observations and notebooks the fish are replaced where they're found to minimize any disruption in their feeding and mating habits pairs mate for life
Video examples
What is schizophrenia? -...
have multiple personalities, but these symptoms indicate a disruption of thought processes, rather than the manifestation of another personality. Schizophrenia also has negative symptoms, these are qualities that are reduced in people with schizophrenia,
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
nationalism is just not on the right level to tackle the problems, whether it's climate change or whether it's technological disruption. So it was a beautiful idea in a world where most of the action, most of the issues, took place on national scale,
Video examples
What causes an economic...
So it helps to start with the big recessions occur when there is a negative disruption to the balance between supply and demand. There’s a mismatch between how many goods people want to buy, how many products and services producers can offer,
Video examples
Protecting The Elephant...
understanding the central importance of zangarbai places an even bigger burden on andrea's shoulders her presence here is not just preventing elephant deaths but the possible disruption of their entire way of
Video examples
How to disrupt...
Who I am the first disruption is the disruption of dominant powerful narratives what are narratives they're the stories that we tell about others in ourselves and about how the world works sometimes they can
Video examples
When is a pandemic over?
the virus may reappear seasonally, so vaccines will continue to protect people. And although it may take years to create, disruptions to most people’s lives won’t necessarily last the full duration.
Video examples
Sleep is your superpower...
they are significantly interrelated. And it suggests that the disruption of deep sleep is an underappreciated factor that is contributing to cognitive decline or memory decline
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Michael Franti
American Musician
If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.
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Brianna Wu
American Businesswoman
The truth is, you cannot run a political campaign like a tech startup. Technology is a field that fetishizes disruption. The old ways are suspect, and we place an almost irrational trust on new tools. That's fine for developing games, but it was a failing playbook for politics.
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
All the major problems of the world today are global in essence, and they cannot be solved unless through some kind of global cooperation. It's not just climate change, which is, like, the most obvious example people give. I think more in terms of technological disruption.
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
Tech innovation is something societies have to pursue as vigorously as they can. We have to innovate civically and socially at the same rate; otherwise, you create unfortunate disruptions, and that's where you have people opposing technological innovations.
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Brad Feld
American Businessman
In entrepreneurial circles, it's clear to me that violence, hatred, and discrimination - or whatever you want to label it - is another category where we need to pay attention to disruption before it changes the world in ways we don't want it to.
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Noah Baumbach
American Writer
I thought at the time of my parents' divorce that I was upset by deeper, more profound things and I was just taking it out on the joint custody agreement. But that disruption was bad enough. That was a huge deal for a teenager.
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Jo Swinson
British Politician
While the problems facing the country are huge, it is in times of great disruption that we can make the most important changes to our society and help to rebuild our fractured, broken politics.
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Andrew Ng
Chinese Scientist
I am super optimistic about the near-term prospects of AI because every time there is a technological disruption, it gives us the opportunity of making the world a little different.
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Kris Gopalakrishnan
Indian Businessman
FreshWorld is in line with my vision of supporting sustainable technologies in solving problems. I feel this is the next-level disruption in the fruits and vegetables industry.
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Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
Without disruptions in life, where would we be?
Quote examples
Michael Franti
American Musician
If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.
Quote examples
Brianna Wu
American Businesswoman
The truth is, you cannot run a political campaign like a tech startup. Technology is a field that fetishizes disruption. The old ways are suspect, and we place an almost irrational trust on new tools. That's fine for developing games, but it was a failing playbook for politics.
Quote examples
Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
All the major problems of the world today are global in essence, and they cannot be solved unless through some kind of global cooperation. It's not just climate change, which is, like, the most obvious example people give. I think more in terms of technological disruption.
Quote examples
Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
Tech innovation is something societies have to pursue as vigorously as they can. We have to innovate civically and socially at the same rate; otherwise, you create unfortunate disruptions, and that's where you have people opposing technological innovations.
Quote examples
Brad Feld
American Businessman
In entrepreneurial circles, it's clear to me that violence, hatred, and discrimination - or whatever you want to label it - is another category where we need to pay attention to disruption before it changes the world in ways we don't want it to.
Quote examples
Noah Baumbach
American Writer
I thought at the time of my parents' divorce that I was upset by deeper, more profound things and I was just taking it out on the joint custody agreement. But that disruption was bad enough. That was a huge deal for a teenager.
Quote examples
Jo Swinson
British Politician
While the problems facing the country are huge, it is in times of great disruption that we can make the most important changes to our society and help to rebuild our fractured, broken politics.
Quote examples
Andrew Ng
Chinese Scientist
I am super optimistic about the near-term prospects of AI because every time there is a technological disruption, it gives us the opportunity of making the world a little different.
Quote examples
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Indian Businessman
FreshWorld is in line with my vision of supporting sustainable technologies in solving problems. I feel this is the next-level disruption in the fruits and vegetables industry.
Quote examples
Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
Without disruptions in life, where would we be?
Example 1 of 10
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