disrupts
Throws into chaos
Disrupts is the third-person singular of disrupt, meaning to interrupt the normal course or unity of something.
A protest disrupts traffic.
A discovery disrupts conventional thinking.
New technology disrupts established industries—this business sense has become prominent, describing innovations that upend existing markets: Streaming services disrupted traditional television.
Breaks another's speech
- breaksSplits or pauses
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- stopsCeases to continue
- suspendsHalts temporarily or hangs
cuts off · derails · interferes · intrudes · obstructs · stalls · pauses · hinders
Undermines steadiness or equilibrium
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
- upsetsDisturbs or overturns
- throwsPropels through air
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
turmoil · disorganizes · scatters · fragments · disarranges · confuses · muddles · dislocates
Changes form completely
- revolutionizesChanges something dramatically
- reinventsRadically remakes something existing
- upendsTurns upside down
- overhaulsRepairs and improves thoroughly
redefines · reshapes · modernizes · displaces · challenges · pioneers · shakes up · overturns
Quick improvised solutions
- crashesSudden violent impacts
- jamsCooked fruit spreads
- interferesMeddles in others' affairs
- glitchesMinor system malfunctions
corrupts · overloads · breaches · compromises · sabotages · malware · cyberattacks · outages
interrupts
Breaks another's speech
suspends · cuts off · derails · interferes · intrudes · obstructs · stalls · pauses · hinders · impedes
destabilizes
Undermines steadiness or equilibrium
chaos · turmoil · disorganizes · scatters · fragments · disarranges · confuses · muddles · dislocates · agitates
transforms
Changes form completely
- revolutionizesChanges something dramatically
- reinventsRadically remakes something existing
- upendsTurns upside down
overhauls · redefines · reshapes · modernizes · displaces · challenges · pioneers · shakes up · overturns · leapfrogs
hacks
Quick improvised solutions
- crashesSudden violent impacts
- jamsCooked fruit spreads
- interferesMeddles in others' affairs
glitches · corrupts · overloads · breaches · compromises · sabotages · malware · cyberattacks · outages · downtimes
challenges
Difficulties requiring effort
defies · rebels · subverts · overthrows · undermines · agitates · mobilizes · boycotts · strikes · blockades
- 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
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