to disrupt a meeting
1disrupt */ — UK [dɪsˈrʌpt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disrupt : present tense I/you/we/they disrupt he/she/it disrupts present participle disrupting past tense disrupted past participle disrupted to interrupt something and prevent it from continuing by …
2disrupt — transitive verb Etymology: Latin disruptus, past participle of disrumpere, from dis + rumpere to break more at reave Date: 1793 1. a. to break apart ; rupture b. to throw into disorder < agitators trying to disrupt the …
3disrupt — dis|rupt [ dıs rʌpt ] verb transitive * to interrupt something and prevent it from continuing by creating a problem: Protesters tried to disrupt the meeting …
4disrupt — [dɪsˈrʌpt] verb [T] to interrupt something and prevent it from continuing Protesters tried to disrupt the meeting.[/ex] disruption [dɪsˈrʌpʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …
5disrupt — /dɪsˈrʌpt / (say dis rupt) verb (t) 1. to interrupt the continuity of: the TV transmission was disrupted. 2. to cause disorder in: to disrupt a meeting. {Latin disruptus, past participle} –disrupter, disruptor, noun –disruption, noun …
6disrupt — dis*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrupting}.] 1. To break asunder; to rend. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. to destroy the continuity of, usually temporarily; as, electrical power was disrupted by the hurricane. [PJC] 3.… …
7disrupt — [dis rupt′, dis′rupt′] vt., vi. [< L disruptus, pp. of disrumpere, to break apart < dis , apart (see DIS ) + rumpere, to break: see RUPTURE] 1. to break apart; split up; rend asunder 2. to disturb or interrupt the orderly course of (a… …
8disrupt — verb ADVERB ▪ badly (esp. BrE), seriously, severely, significantly ▪ The bad weather has seriously disrupted supplies of food. ▪ completely, totally …
9meeting — noun 1 when people come together to discuss/decide sth ADJECTIVE ▪ frequent, regular ▪ annual, biannual, biennial, daily, monthly, quarterly, weekly …
10disrupt — 01. The car accident [disrupted] traffic for over an hour. 02. The meeting was [disrupted] by the noise being made by workers renovating a neighboring office. 03. Coming to class late is quite [disruptive] to the other students. 04. The weather… …
