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disrupt

/dɪsˈrʌpt/verb

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बाधित करना, (व्यवस्था, कार्यक्रम में) खलल डालना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth

    to make it difficult for something to continue in the normal way

    बाधित करना, (व्यवस्था, कार्यक्रम में) खलल डालना

    • Heavy rain disrupted train services.
    • Protesters disrupted the meeting.
    • Floods disrupted the supply of vegetables to the city.
    + 3 more examples
    • A power cut disrupted the online exam for an hour.
    • Strikes often disrupt daily life in big cities.
    • Please do not disrupt the class with loud talking.

    Synonyms disturb interrupt upset

    Opposite maintain organize facilitate

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

disrupt + noun (service, plan, class)

To interrupt something so it cannot go on normally. It is transitive.

किसी चीज़ को बाधित करना ताकि वह सामान्य रूप से न चल सके; यह सकर्मक है।

  • Heavy rain disrupted train services.
  • The protest disrupted the meeting.

be disrupted by + cause

The passive is common. 'By' names the cause of the disruption.

Passive आम है; 'by' बाधा के कारण को बताता है।

  • Classes were disrupted by the strike.
  • Flights were disrupted by fog.

disrupt vs disruption vs disruptive

'Disruption' is the noun and 'disruptive' the adjective. 'Disruptive technology' means a new idea that changes an industry.

'Disruption' संज्ञा और 'disruptive' विशेषण है। 'Disruptive technology' ऐसा नया विचार है जो उद्योग को बदल दे।

  • Smartphones were a disruptive technology for cameras.

disrupt sb's + noun

It can take a possessive to show whose routine or sleep is broken.

किसकी दिनचर्या या नींद बाधित हुई, यह दिखाने के लिए इसके साथ possessive आ सकता है।

  • Loud music disrupted our sleep.
+Collocations 4

disrupt + noun

trafficsupplyservicesclassesbusinesslives

  • Floods disrupted supply of vegetables to the city.

adverb + disrupt

seriouslybadlyseverelybrieflyrepeatedly

  • The strike severely disrupted bank work.

disrupt + event

a meetinga speechan exama matcha ceremony

  • Noise disrupted the exam.

noun + disrupt

protestsstormsstrikespower cutsbad weather

  • Power cuts disrupt study hours.
“More examples 5
  • Frequent power cuts disrupted Radhika's evening study.

बार-बार बिजली जाने से राधिका की शाम की पढ़ाई बाधित हुई।

  • The monsoon disrupted bus routes in the hills.

मानसून ने पहाड़ों में बस मार्गों को बाधित कर दिया।

  • A mobile phone ringing can disrupt a whole class.

मोबाइल की घंटी पूरी कक्षा को बाधित कर सकती है।

  • The cyberattack disrupted online banking for hours.

साइबर हमले ने कई घंटे ऑनलाइन बैंकिंग ठप कर दी।

  • Do not disrupt the speaker with loud comments.

ज़ोरदार टिप्पणियों से वक्ता को बाधित न कीजिए।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The rain disrupted to the match.

✓ The rain disrupted the match.

'Disrupt' is transitive and needs no 'to'.

'Disrupt' सकर्मक है और 'to' नहीं लेता।

✗ Traffic was disrupted from the procession.

✓ Traffic was disrupted by the procession.

The cause in the passive is introduced by 'by'.

Passive में कारण 'by' से जोड़ा जाता है।

✗ The disrupt of the class annoyed us.

✓ The disruption of the class annoyed us.

A noun is needed after 'the'; 'disrupt' is a verb.

'The' के बाद noun चाहिए; 'disrupt' क्रिया है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Disrupt, interrupt and disturb all break something's flow, with different weight.

Disrupt, interrupt और disturb तीनों किसी चीज़ का प्रवाह तोड़ते हैं, पर वज़न भिन्न है।

disrupt

To break up a system or event so it cannot run normally.

किसी व्यवस्था या आयोजन को इस तरह तोड़ना कि वह सामान्य रूप से न चले।

  • Floods disrupted trains.

interrupt

To stop someone or something briefly.

किसी को या किसी चीज़ को थोड़े समय के लिए रोकना।

  • Don't interrupt the speaker.

disturb

To trouble someone's peace or rest.

किसी की शांति या विश्राम में खलल डालना।

  • Don't disturb the baby.
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dis·rupt

✓In the exam

Notes

A disruptive student is one who disturbs the class.

Disruptive student वह है जो कक्षा में खलल डालता है।