| disruption | | |
| n. (act) | 1. break, disruption, gap, interruption | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity.; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" |
| ~ cut-in, insert | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film. |
| ~ cut-in, insert | (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program. |
| ~ delay, holdup | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time. |
| ~ interposition, interjection, interpellation, interpolation | the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts. |
| ~ abruption, breaking off | an instance of sudden interruption. |
| ~ barracking, heckling | shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree. |
| n. (state) | 2. commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | a disorderly outburst or tumult.; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" |
| ~ disorder | a disturbance of the peace or of public order. |
| ~ turmoil, upheaval, convulsion | a violent disturbance.; "the convulsions of the stock market" |
| ~ earthquake | a disturbance that is extremely disruptive.; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees" |
| ~ incident | a public disturbance.; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" |
| ~ stir, splash | a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event.; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" |
| ~ tempest, storm | a violent commotion or disturbance.; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" |
| ~ storm center, storm centre | a center of trouble or disturbance. |
| ~ garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar | a state of commotion and noise and confusion. |
| n. (event) | 3. dislocation, disruption | an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity. |
| ~ break, interruption | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" |
| n. (act) | 4. disruption, perturbation | the act of causing disorder. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| ~ breakdown, dislocation | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" |
| ~ surprisal, surprise | the act of surprising someone. |
| dissolution | | |
| n. (process) | 1. disintegration, dissolution | separation into component parts. |
| ~ fibrinolysis | a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots.; "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically" |
| ~ lysis | (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria. |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| n. (process) | 2. dissolution, dissolving | the process of going into solution.; "the dissolving of salt in water" |
| ~ liquefaction | the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid. |
| n. (act) | 3. dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. |
| ~ intemperateness, self-indulgence, intemperance | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence.; "the intemperance of their language" |
| n. (act) | 4. adjournment, dissolution | the termination of a meeting. |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| n. (act) | 5. breakup, dissolution | the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations). |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ splitsville | separation or breakup or divorce.; "after 15 years together they are headed for splitsville" |
| ~ invalidation, annulment | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc). |
| disunity | | |
| n. (state) | 1. disunity | lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension). |
| ~ disagreement, dissonance, dissension | a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters. |
| disintegrate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. disintegrate | break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity.; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ powder, pulverize, powderise, powderize, pulverise | make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust.; "pulverize the grains" |
| ~ powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize | become powder or dust.; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" |
| ~ unravel, run | become undone.; "the sweater unraveled" |
| ~ crumble, fall apart | break or fall apart into fragments.; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" |
| ~ digest | soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture. |
| ~ dissolve | pass into a solution.; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" |
| ~ break apart, break up, crash | break violently or noisily; smash. |
| v. (change) | 2. disintegrate | cause to undergo fission or lose particles. |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ decay, decompose, disintegrate | lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current.; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" |
| v. (change) | 3. decay, decompose, disintegrate | lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current.; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ disintegrate | cause to undergo fission or lose particles. |
| fall apart | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. fall apart, go to pieces | lose one's emotional or mental composure.; "She fell apart when her only child died" |
| ~ lose it, break down, snap | lose control of one's emotions.; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" |
| v. (contact) | 2. break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ decay, dilapidate, crumble | fall into decay or ruin.; "The unoccupied house started to decay" |
| ~ fray, frazzle | wear away by rubbing.; "The friction frayed the sleeve" |
| ~ bust, break | ruin completely.; "He busted my radio!" |
| v. (change) | 3. crumble, fall apart | break or fall apart into fragments.; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" |
| ~ disintegrate | break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity.; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" |
| v. (change) | 4. break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ burst, break open, split | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.; "The bubble burst" |
| ~ puncture | be pierced or punctured.; "The tire punctured" |
| ~ bust, burst | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.; "The dam burst" |
| ~ smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow.; "The window smashed" |
| ~ ladder, run | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging.; "Her nylons were running" |
| ~ break | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" |
| ~ snap, crack | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.; "The pipe snapped" |
| ~ fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up | break or cause to break into pieces.; "The plate fragmented" |
| ~ crush | become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure.; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall" |
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