disrupt
Throw into chaos
To disrupt is to interrupt the normal course or operation of something: The protest disrupted traffic for hours.
A disruptive child breaks the flow of a classroom.
In business jargon, to disrupt an industry is to radically transform it through innovation—a sense that has become so overused it often sounds hollow: Every startup claims to be disrupting something.
Make unsteady or insecure
- unsettleCause unease or anxiety
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- subvertSecretly weaken authority
undercut · weaken · shake · impair · sabotage · thwart · foil · overthrow
Complete disorder and confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- disorderAbsence of organization
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
havoc · pandemonium · bedlam · anarchy · confusion · disarray · tumult · unrest
Complete sudden stop
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
interfere · delay · stop · break · cessation · discontinuation · stoppage · hiatus
Introduce novel methods
- revolutionizeChange something fundamentally
- transformChange completely in form
- reinventRadically change something existing
- breakthroughSudden important advance
game-changer · pioneer · trailblaze · reimagine · modernize · shake-up · overhaul · redefine
App-summoned car service
- AirbnbShort-term rental service
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
fintech · streaming · e-commerce · ride-sharing · platform · app · digital · smartphone
destabilize
Make unsteady or insecure
subvert · undercut · weaken · shake · impair · sabotage · thwart · foil · overthrow · topple
chaos
Complete disorder and confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- disorderAbsence of organization
mayhem · havoc · pandemonium · bedlam · anarchy · confusion · disarray · tumult · unrest · commotion
halt
Complete sudden stop
obstruct · interfere · delay · stop · break · cessation · discontinuation · stoppage · hiatus · derail
innovate
Introduce novel methods
- revolutionizeChange something fundamentally
- transformChange completely in form
- reinventRadically change something existing
breakthrough · game-changer · pioneer · trailblaze · reimagine · modernize · shake-up · overhaul · redefine · leapfrog
Uber
App-summoned car service
blockchain · fintech · streaming · e-commerce · ride-sharing · platform · app · digital · smartphone · AI
- Cause a stirmake waves, rock the boat, stir the pot, raise eyebrows, ruffle feathers
- making wavescause a stir, make a splash, rock the boat, shake up, stir
- disruptdisturb, upset, disorder, disorganize, disarrange
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- DIS- wordsdisagree, disallow, disbelieve, disapprove, disarray
disruptorganize
Put into systematic order
order · arrange · systematize · structure · regulate
- supply chain disruptionInterrupted flow of goods
- market disruptionFundamental shift in industry dynamics
- disruptive technologyInnovation that displaces incumbents
- service disruptionBreak in expected availability
- membrane disruptionDamaging cellular boundaries
- supply disruptionInterruption in goods flow
disruption, disruptive, disrupted, disrupting, disrupts, disruptions, disrupter, disrupters, disruptively